Question

"The plantation workers in Assam had their own understanding of mahatma Gandhi and the notion of swaraj". Support the statement with arguments,
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Answer 1

"The plantation workers in Assam had their own understanding of mahatma Gandhi and the notion of swaraj". The following points support the statement--→

(i) For plantation workers in Assam, freedom meant the right to move freely in and out of the confined space in which they were enclosed.

(ii) Swaraj meant retaining a link to the village from which they had come.

(iii) Under the inland emigration act to 1859, plantation workers were not permitted to leave the tea gardens without permission.

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Answer 2

(a) The reponse the plantation workers had given to Non - Cooperation are:

1. Under the Inland Emigration act of 1859, plantation workers were not permitted to leave the tea gardens wothout permission.

2. When they heard of the Non - Cooperation movement, thousands of workers defied the authorities, left the plantations and headed home.

3. They believed that Gandhi Raj was coming and everyone would be given land in their own village.

4. They, however, never reached their destination. They were caught on the railway by police and was beaten up.


(b)For them, freedom meant the right to move freely in and out of the particular space the were given.