Question

32) Discuss the various forms that non-co-operation movement took in different parts of
India. How did the people understand Gandhiji ?

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Answer 1

The various forms that the Non-Cooperation Movement took in different parts of India are discussed below: (i)In Kheda, Gujarat, Patidar peasants were worried about the high land revenue demand of the British. (ii)In coastal Andhra and interior Tamil Nadu, liquor shops were picketed.

Answer 2

Answer:

The Non-Cooperation Movement remained non-violent at most of the places. But some people interpreted the message of Mahatma Gandhi in their own ways; mostly to suit their local grievances.

• The Patidar peasants of Kheda (Gujarat) organized non-violent campaigns against the high land revenue demand.

• Liquor shops were picketed in coastal Andhra and interior Tamil Nadu.

• The tribals and poor peasants in Guntur district (Andhra Pradesh) staged a number of forest satyagrahas; to protest against the new forest laws.

• The Khilafat-Non-Cooperation Movement gave enormous support in Sind and Bengal.

• In Punjab, the Akali agitation of the Sikhs demanded to remove the corrupt mahants from gurdwaras.

• In Assam, the tea garden labourers demanded a big hike in their wages. They shouted the slogan, “Gandhi Maharaj ki jai”. In many folk songs of Assam; Gandhiji was referred to as “Gandhi Raja”.