Question

Baba Ramchandra, a sanyasi, was the leader of which of the following movements?
(a) Khilafat Movement
(b) Militant Guerrilla Movement of Andhra Pradesh
(c) Peasants’ Movement of Awadh
(d) Plantation Workers’ Movement in Assam

Answer 1

Explanation:

c option is right answer to

Peasants Movement of Awadh

Answer 2

Baba Ramchandra, a sanyasi, started Peasants’ Movement of Awadh. Therefore the correct answer is (c) Peasants’ movement of Awadh.

Explanation-

• Baba Ramchandra who was a sanyasi worked in Fiji as a contract labourer before coming to India.
• He led peasants in Awadh, who worked as contract labourers in Fiji.
• He started a Peasants’ Movement against the Talukdars and Landlords who demanded high rent in Awadh from the peasants.
• Reduction of rent was demanded, boycotting of lanlords, abolition of Begar was demanded as well.
• He introduced “nai-dhobi bandh” movement which meant no barbers or washermen for the Britishers or Talukdars or Landlords.
• Peasants were forced to do begar at the farms of the landlords.
• These all led to Baba Ramchandra, a sanyasi, to start the famous Peasants’ Movement.