Kisan Sabha (1919-1922)

For the later Kisan Sabha, begun in 1936, see All India Kisan Sabha.

The Kisan Sabha (Peasant Association) was a protest movement in the present-day Indian state of Uttar Pradesh that took place between 1919 and 1922.During second half of nineteenth century situation of Avadh peasants were very bad due to exorbitant rents, illegal levices, renewal fees or nazrana, and arbitrary ejectments or bedakhali had made life tough for peasants. This led to formation of U.P. kisaan sabha set up in February 1918 through the effort of Gauri Sankar Mishra and Indra Narain Dwivedi with the support of Madan Mohan Malaviya[1]It involved numerous agricultural caste groups.[2]

Baba Ram Chandra, A Brahmin from Maharashtra become leader of peasants in Avadh and met Jawahar Lal Nehru to visit rural areas and see the movement activities.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.kamat.com/database/biographies/pandit_gauri_shankar_misra.htm
  2. ↑ Rawat, Ramnarayan S. (2011). Reconsidering Untouchability: Chamars and Dalit History in North India. Indiana University Press. pp. 12–15. ISBN 978-0-25322-262-6.
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