Question

how did the non cooperation movement spread to the countryside And drew into its fold the struggles of patients and tribal communities? elaborate.

Answer 1

Mahatma Gandhi was a staunch follower of ahimsa and non - violence but when in 1922, the people burnt down the police station at chauri chaura in u. p, where 22 policemen were burnt alive, he was simply stunned. it was on that peaceful lines as was desired by him. so he called off the movement...

Answer 2

The non cooperation movement spread to contryside: 1.In Awadh, peasants were led by Baba Ramachandra. Here the movement was against talukadars and landlords who demanded from peasants exorbitantly high rents and a variety of other cesses. 2.Peasants had to do begar and work at landlords farms without any payments. As tenants they had no security of tenure and were regularly evicted so that they have no rights over the leased land. 3.The peasant movement demanded reduction of revenue, abolition of begar and social boycott of oppressive landlords. In the meantime Jawaharlal Nehru began going around the villages in Awadh. 4.The Awadh kisan sabha was set up in the villages.The peasants movement, however developed in forms that the Congress leadership was unhappy with. 5 As the movement spread the houses of talukadars and merchants were attacked and bazaars looted and grain hoards were taken over.