who gave a speech at the conference of aboriginals in zari in umbargaon on 24 may 1945 and asked them to end the practice of forced labour
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The historiography of popular struggles has subsumed women under the category of 'man' thereby ensuring their invisibility even while creating the myth of women's passivity. This has given rise to the belief that men alone were capable of militant action, of leadership, of changing the course of events and, in short, of making history. Women, when mentioned at all, have been portrayed as followers or supporters in these struggles. This article is based on a study of the Warli revolt of 1945-47 which seeks to highlight the specific nature and extent of participation of tribal women in the struggle. It also discusses the more general issues relating to the policy and programmes of the Kisan Sabha, which led the Warli struggle, and of the CPI in that period.