describe the peasant movement of rajasthan
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In the two decades the study of peasant movements has
became the main focal point for the historians of the modern
Indian socio-economic history. There has been a steady stream
of works on this topic in the form of research articles, theses and
books. The Marxist scholars mainly developed this field of study
in its initial stages. To-day it has became a subject of common
interest.
Studies on peasant movements have been conducted both
at micro and macro levels. The micro studies are mainly conce-
ntrated at regional, district or village levels due to their inherent
limitations. The macro level studies on the other hand only
present an overview of the peasant movements though in an
integrated manner. Significant macro studies in the field include,
among others, Sukhbir Ghaudhary’s Peasant’s and Worker's
Movement in India-1905-1929 (1971), A. R. Desai’s edited volume
on Peasant Struggles in India (1979), Sunil Sen’s Peasant Move-
ments in India (1982). All these studies did not, however, take
account of the various facts of the peasant movements of Rajasthan.
Only passing references were made to the peasant movement in
Rajasthan in the works of A. R. Desai and N. G. Ranga. Ranga, in
his article entitled ‘‘Indian Peasant’s struggle and achievements”
thus outlifted the rise and growth of Rajasthan peasant movements,
“Then rose the Jaipur, Gwalior and Udaipur peasants against
their local Thakors and other feudal lords. They made use of
the internal quarrels and contradictions between the states,
princes and the thakors of Jaipur. They achieved victory on
their economic front. The Udaipur revolt was put down cruelly.
But forced labour had to be abandoned” (p. 80).
The present study entitled ‘‘Peasant Movements in
Rajasthan (1920-1949,” seeks to fulfil the gap left by the above
cited works. Though, some scattered works have been published
became the main focal point for the historians of the modern
Indian socio-economic history. There has been a steady stream
of works on this topic in the form of research articles, theses and
books. The Marxist scholars mainly developed this field of study
in its initial stages. To-day it has became a subject of common
interest.
Studies on peasant movements have been conducted both
at micro and macro levels. The micro studies are mainly conce-
ntrated at regional, district or village levels due to their inherent
limitations. The macro level studies on the other hand only
present an overview of the peasant movements though in an
integrated manner. Significant macro studies in the field include,
among others, Sukhbir Ghaudhary’s Peasant’s and Worker's
Movement in India-1905-1929 (1971), A. R. Desai’s edited volume
on Peasant Struggles in India (1979), Sunil Sen’s Peasant Move-
ments in India (1982). All these studies did not, however, take
account of the various facts of the peasant movements of Rajasthan.
Only passing references were made to the peasant movement in
Rajasthan in the works of A. R. Desai and N. G. Ranga. Ranga, in
his article entitled ‘‘Indian Peasant’s struggle and achievements”
thus outlifted the rise and growth of Rajasthan peasant movements,
“Then rose the Jaipur, Gwalior and Udaipur peasants against
their local Thakors and other feudal lords. They made use of
the internal quarrels and contradictions between the states,
princes and the thakors of Jaipur. They achieved victory on
their economic front. The Udaipur revolt was put down cruelly.
But forced labour had to be abandoned” (p. 80).
The present study entitled ‘‘Peasant Movements in
Rajasthan (1920-1949,” seeks to fulfil the gap left by the above
cited works. Though, some scattered works have been published
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The Bijolia movement (Hindi: बिजोलिया आंदोलन) was a peasant movement in the Bijolia jagir of the former Mewar state (in present-day Rajasthan in India) against excessive land revenue exactions. Originating in the former jagir (feudal estate) of Bijolia (near the town of Bijolia in Bhilwara district), the movement gradually spread to neighbouring jagirs. Leadership to the movement was provided, at different times, by Sitaram Das, Vijay Singh Pathik, and Manikyalal Verma.
The movement continued till 1941 after a bitter struggle lasting about half a century, gained national attention and resisted state oppression
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