How did different groups of people interpret the idea of swaraj
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Swaraj was the term which meant different things to different people.
(i) Middle class- Spreading education and a share in the administration was swaraj for them.
(ii) Peasants - Reduction of land revenue was swaraj for small peasants.
(iii) Tribals- Getting their traditional rights over forests were swaraj for the tribals living near forests.
(iv) Plantation workers- To move independently in and out of the tea garden was swaraj for them.
Rich peasants - swaraj for them was struggle against high revenues.
Poor peasants-swaraj for them meants yo reduction in land revenues and rwlaxation of taxes.
Business class. - they wanted protection against imports of foreign goods.
Womens-they had large scale participation. They wanted freedom to move, and hold any position within the organisation.
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