Important Revolts and Movements

The Bardoli Satyagraha began against an increase in land revenue. Remember it as a successful peasant satyagraha.

At Chauri Chaura, a crowd set fire to a police station. The Non-Cooperation Movement was withdrawn after this violence.

The Kakori incident of 1925 was a revolutionary action involving government treasury. Link it with the Hindustan Republican Association.

Bhagat Singh was a major revolutionary associated with the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association. Remember it with revolutionary nationalism.

The Alipore Bomb Case was linked with revolutionary activities in Bengal. Connect it with the militant nationalist phase.

The Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred in 1919 in the background of protests against the Rowlatt Act. It became a turning point in the national movement.

The Non-Cooperation Movement emphasized boycott of foreign cloth and use of khadi. The charkha became a symbol of self-reliance.

Subhas Chandra Bose led the Indian National Army. Link it with the military dimension of the freedom struggle.

The Faraizi Movement was linked with religious reform and peasant issues in Bengal. Study it under social and peasant movements of eastern India.

The Wahabi Movement was linked with religious reform and opposition to colonial rule. Place it among nineteenth-century movements in exams.

Rani Gaidinliu was associated with Naga resistance in North-East India. Remember her as a young tribal freedom fighter.

Tirot Sing was a prominent leader of the Khasi uprising. Link it with anti-colonial resistance in North-East India.

Early associations prepared the background for constitutional political movements. This later developed into organized national politics.

The Chuar Rebellion occurred in the Jungle Mahal region against colonial policies and economic pressures. Remember it as an early popular resistance in the Bengal region.

The Pabna Movement was a struggle of Bengal tenant peasants against zamindari exploitation. Remember it as a peasant rights movement.

The Tana Bhagat Movement was linked with the Oraon tribe and Jatra Bhagat was a key leader. Link it with non-violent tribal reform and resistance.

The Kuka or Namdhari Movement in Punjab was associated with Baba Ram Singh. Remember it with both socio-religious reform and anti-British resistance.

Umaji Naik is prominently associated with the Ramosi uprising. Link it with local anti-colonial resistance in Maharashtra.

The Pagal Panthi Movement arose in the Mymensingh region against zamindari exploitation. Link it with peasant-religious movements of eastern Bengal.

The Bijolia Movement in Rajasthan opposed heavy taxes and forced labour on peasants. Vijay Singh Pathik was prominently associated with it.