In what ways do you think is the Assam movement similar or different from the
movement of NTR in Andhra Pradesh?
Answers
SIMILARITIES
•Both the movements were against colonial government.
•Both had their inspirations from mahatma gandhi and his ideologies.
•Both fought against for their traditional rights.
DIFFRENCES
•in assam, peasants fought. Whereas, in andhra pradesh , tribal people fought for rights.
•in assam, they fought for reduction in revenue whereas in andhra pradesh, people fought for entry in forest area
In Assom a movement was started bt the students forming the AASU(All Assam Students Union). They fought against the outsiders who were benifitted in Assom. The locals were not benifitted from their resources. Tea plant was sent to another state for processing. Hence the AASU fought to remve the outsiders.
In Andhra Pradesh TDP was formed by NTR on account of his 60th birthday. Then TDP formed the government in Andhra Pradesh. NTR took initiatives like ban on liquor, 1 kg rice for ₹3 and Mid-Day Meals in schools. When NTR went to USA for surgery, he was removed from the power by the governor and replaced with Nadendla Bhaskar Rao. After return of NTR, he showed that he had a majority of MLA’s support and again formed the Government.
In Assam it was against the outsiders and in Andhra Pradesh it was the revolutionary period of NTR and his excellence in Politics