explain the rebellion in country side in non cooperation
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Rebellion in the Countryside: From the cities, the Non-Cooperation Movement spread to the countryside. It drew into its fold the struggles of peasants and tribals which were developing in different parts of India in the years after the war.
Awadh
The peasants’ movement in Awadh was led by Baba Ramchandra. He was a sanyasi who had earlier worked in Fiji as an indentured labourer. The peasants were against the high rents and may other cess which were demanded by talukdars and landlords. The peasants demanded reduction of revenue, abolition of begar, and social boycott of oppressive landlords.
Jawaharlal Nehru began touring the villages in June 1920. He tried to understand the problems of the peasants. Oudh Kisan Sabha was set up by October. It was headed by Jawaharlal Nehru, Baba Ramchandra and a few others. By associating itself with the peasants’ movement, Congress was able to integrate the movement in Awadh with a wider non-cooperation movement. At many places, people stopped paying rents by invoking the name of the Mahatma.
Tribal Peasants
Tribal peasants gave their own interpretation of Mahatma Gandhi and the idea of swaraj. The tribals were prevented from entering the forests to graze cattle, or to collect fruits and firewood. The new forest laws were a threat to their livelihood. The government forced them to do begar on road construction.
Many rebels from the tribal areas became non-violent and often carried guerilla warfare against the British officials.
The movement or ambitions of the rebellion in countryside was in against of landlords and talukdars who were implying high revenue as well as making the farmers to do begar . Local leaders were also suggesting farmers that Gandhiji has guided them to not to pay the taxes and land should be redistributed among the poor . For tribals the meaning of swaraj was in an another way Allu Sitaram Arjun led a revolt in against of colonial government as they were taking away their rights related with forest . He was claiming that he had a lot of super powers as he could make true predictions, heal people and even bullet shots can,t end up his survival . He was a great follower of Gandhiji , got inspired by Non-cooperation Movement and also inspiring people to wear khadi and give up drinking . This was the way the revolt or the movements operated by rebellions in countryside.