Question

describe any 3 major problems faced by the peasants of awadh in the non cooperation movement

Answer 1

Following were the three major problems faced by the peasants of Awadh during the days of the Non Co-operation Movement:

1. In Awadh, the talukdars and landlords extracted very high rents and a variety of other cesses from the peasants.

2. The peasants also had to do ‘begar’ labour for the landlords and work on their farms without any remuneration.

3. There was no security of tenure and peasants were often evicted, in order to deny any opportunity for them to develop a right over the land they cultivated.

Answer 2

In the days of Non-Cooperation Movement, the peasants of Awadh faced a lot of problems. These were
(i) Talukdars and landlords demanded from the peasants exorbitantly high rents and a variety of other taxes.
(ii) Peasants had to do begar (labour without any payment) and work at landlords farms.
(iii) As tenants, the peasants had no security of tenure, being regularly evicted so that they could acquire no right over the leased land.
Thus, the peasant movement in Awadh demanded reduction of revenue, abolition of begar and social boycott of oppressive landlords.