Major revolts in India

 

TRIBAL MOVEMENTS

Chuar	(Midnapur, Bengal 1766- 1772 & 1795-1816)
Hos	(Singhbhum 1820, 1822 & 1832)
Kol	(Chottanagpur 1831-1832) led by Buddhu Bhagat
Ahom	(Assam 1828-33) Led by Gomadhar Konwar
Khasi	(Khasi Hills-Assam and Meghalaya 1829-32) Led by Triat Singh and Bar Manik.
Bhills	Khandesh 1817-19, 1825, 1831, 1847) Led by Sewaram agaist the company owing to agrarian hardship.
Kolis	(Sahyadri Hills-Gujrat- Maharashtra 1824, 1829, 1839, 1844-48)
Koyas	Rampa Godavari region of Andhra Pradesh 1840, 1845, 1858, 1861-62, 1879, 1880, 1896, 1916, 1922-24). In 1922-24 Led by Alluri Sitarmaraju.
Santhais	(Rajmahal Hills-Santhal Pargana, Bihar 1855-56) led by Sindhu and Kanhu.
Naikda	(Panch Mahals-Gujarat 1858-59 and 1868) led by Rup Singh and Joria Bhagat
Kacha Naga	(Cachar-Assam 1882) led by Sambhudam
Mundas	Chotanagpur 1899-90. Known as ulgulan led by Birsa Munda against the erosion of their Kuntkatti land system, recruitment of forced labour (Beth-Begar) and against the activities of the Christian missionary. They attacked churches and police station. Birsa Munda was taken prisoner by the British and the movement was suppressed.
Bhils	(Banswara, Suthi Dungarpur-Rajasthan 1913) led by Govind Guru
Oraons	(Chottanagpur 1914-15) led by Jatra Bhagat and Tana Bhagat
Kukis	(Manipur 1917-19) led by Jadonang
Ramoshi	In 1822-29 they rose against deposition of Raja Pratap Singh of Satara in 1839
Chanchus	(1921-22) in Andhra Pradesh.
Sapha Har	Among the Santhals in 1870's, earlier in 1855 by Sidhu and Kanhu against Dikus.
Pahariyas	The British expansion on their territory led to an uprising by the martial Pahariyas of the Raj Mahal Hills in 1778
Kharwar	The Kharwars of Bihar in the 1870s.
Bhuyan and Juang	The first uprising of 1867-68 was under the leadership of Ratna Nayak
Singphos	Assam in early 1830
Zeliangsong	The Zeliangsong Movement of the Manipur Nagar was launched by the Zemi, Liangmei and Rongmei
Naga	Under Jodanang (1905-31). The other leader was Gaidinliu who fed the Heraka cult.
NON-TRIBAL MOVEMENTS
Farazi Movement	Led by Haji Shariatullah and his son Dadu Mian degeneration of Islamic Faridpur, East Bengal society and loss of power to theBritish. It supported the cause of tenants against theZamindara Dadu Mian was finally arrested and confined to Alipore jail.
Godkari Rebllion	Assumption of direct administration of Kolhapur by British and (Kalhapru 1844-45) resentment of Gadkris against revenue policy. Final suppression of the movement by the British.
Pagal Panthis	Led by Karan Shah and his son. Tipu. A semi-religious sect. Rose against the oppression of the Zamindars.
Sambhalpur Uprisings.	Led by Srendra Sai, inter-ference of British in the internal affairs of (Orissa 1840-41) Sambalpur, Surendra Sai was finally arrested and imporiosned by the British (1840)
Sanyasi Revolt	Led by religious monks and dispossed zamindars. Against restrictions (Bengal1760-1800) imposed by the English company on visit ofholy place and ruin of peasent and zamindars.
The Kuka Revolt	The Kuka movement started as a religious movement though it later began to acquire political overtone. The movement was began in 1840 by Bhagat JawaharMal or Sian Saheb in West Punjab. The movement aimed to purge Sikhism of its by preaching abolition of castes and similar discriminations and discouraging the eatheg of meat and taking of drugs. Woman were encouraged to step out of seclusion. After the British conquered thePunjab, the movement began to focus on achievingSikh sovereignty. The British followed extremely repressive measures from 1862 to 1872 to suppress the movement.
PEASANT MOVEMENTS
All India Kissan Sabha	Founded at Lucknow in 1936 with Shajananda Saraswati as its first Chairman. It main demands included50% cut in revenuerents, full occupancy right to tenants abolition of begar and restoration of customary forest rights.
Bijolia Movement	Leaders Sitaram Das, Vijay Pathak Singh. Manik Lal Verma & Haribabu (Rajasthan 1905, 1913, Upadhya. The movement arose due to the imposition of 86 different types 1916, 1927) of cesses on the Kisans. The peasants refused to pay cesses and cultivate their land tried to migrate to neighbouring areas. In 1927, peasant adopted satyagrah methods to fight fresh cessed & begar.
Borsad Satyagraha	Led by Vallabhai Patel. Against the Bombay governments decision to hike (Gujarat 1928) The revenue on cotton by 22 percentwhile its prices declined in the i n t e r n a t i o n a l market. The peasant organised on revenue move-ment. Ultimately the government gave up their plans to revise the rate.
Champaran Satyagraha	It was the movement of indigo peasants (working under tinnkathiya system) (Bihar 1917) against the oppression of the planters. Gandhi asked the peasants to resort to satyagraha
Deccan Riots	Led by traditional headmen (Patel) The fall in the prices of cotton and (Maharashtra and Six hike in land revenue forced the peasants to take loans on high ratesb from Taluks of Poona & Gujarat and Marwari money lenders. The movement took the formof A h m e d n a g a r District) forceful seizure & buming of debt bonds by peasants.
Eka Movement	Founded by Madari Pasi. The main demands of the movement was (Avadh (1921) conversion of pro-duce (batai) into cash.
Forest Satyagrah	Led by N.V. Rama Naidu and N.G. Ranga. It was started against the (South India 1931) oppressive zamindars.
Indigo Revolt	Led by Bishnu Biswas and Diagambar Biswas. It was the revolt of indigo (Bengal 1859-60) peasants against the British painters and their oppression refusal to take advances and enter into contract.
Kaira (Kheda) Satyagraha	Leader Vallabhai Patel. The peasants arose against the demand of land raha (Gujarat 1918) revenue inspite of crop failure. The peasant collectively refused to pay lan revenue Government was forced to offer terms acceptable to the peasants.
Moplah Uprising Leader	Sayyed Alwi & Sayyid Fazi. The movement arose against the (Malabar 1836-54) vastly enhanced rights of Hindu Namboodri & Nair Jenmis which had 1896, 1921) worsened the condition of Muslim lease holders and  cultivators the Moplahs. the Moplahs attacked the Jenmis property & temples it was purely agrarian in nature.
Oudh Kisaan Sabha	Founded by Gauri Shankar Mishra, Main leader Baba Ramchandra. The (Uttar Pradesh 1920) o r g a n i z a t i o n demanded abolition of begar, reduction of rents and social boycott of oppressive zamindars.
Pabna Movement Bangal (1870-80)	Led by Ishwar (1870-80) Chandra Roy, Shambhu Pal and  Khoodi Mollah. The movement rose as a result of high increase in zamindari rent. The peasant demanded changes in measurement standard, abolition of abwabs and re duction in rent.
Ramosi Movement	Led by Vasudev Balwant Phadke. Owing to hardship caused to the (Maharashtra 1879) peasants by the Deccan famine of 1876-77 Phadke organised the Ramosi peasants & revolted against the British and thought of establishing a Hindu Raj.
Tabhaga Movement	To miplement the Flaud Commission recommendations of Tebhaga that is (Bengal 1964-47) 2/3 of crop to the bargadars working on the land rented from the jotadars.
Telegana Movement	Biggest peasants guirella war in the indian history. It rose against the (Andhra Pradesh exploitation of peasant by Desmukh and Hagirdars. The movement retained 1946-48) dimensions of national liberation struggle against the Nizams
U.P. Kisan Sabha	Founded by Indra Narayan Dwivedi & Gowi Shankar  Mishra. The (1918) organization was against the threat of bedakhli eviction and the Jajmani system.