Question

Who led the peasant movement in awadh during the non co-operation?

Answer 1

Baba Ramchandra -a sanyasi who had earlier been to Fiji as an indentured labourer

Answer 2

Baba Ramchandra was the main leader of Peasant movement in Awadh during the Non-Cooperation Movement.

Baba Ramchandra organised the Kisan Sabha and the movement spread far and wide. More and more peasants joined the Sabha. The nationalists including Gandhi supported the movement. The impact of the peasant movement can be gauged from the fact that Baba Ramchandra was arrested on the false charge of theft.