Answer:
(i)
In Awadh, the peasant movement was led by Baba Ramchandra-a sanyasi who had
earlier worked in Fiji as an indentured labourer.
(ii) The movement here was against talukdars and landlords who demanded high
rents from the peasants.
(iii) Peasants had to do begar at landlords' farms.
(iv) The peasant movement demanded reduction of revenue,
abolition of begar and social boycott of oppressive landlords.
(v) In many places nai-dhobi bandhs were organised to
deprive landlords of the services of even washermen and barbers.
(vi) Jawaharlal Nehru began talking to the villagers and
formed Oudh Kisan Sabha.
(vii) Within a month, over 300 branches had been set up in
the villages around the region.
(viii) As the movement spread in 1921, the houses of
talukdars and merchants were attacked, bazaars were looted and grain hoards
were taken over.
You need to login to perform this action.
You will be redirected in
3 sec