Condition and Revolt of the Farmers


 
 
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Condition and Revolt of the Farmers

Condition of the Farmers: Already suffering from natural calamities like floods, droughts, famines and over-burdened with high taxes, repayment of loans, debts and high rate of interests, the Indian farmers were leading a life of misery, poverty and frustration. As a result, many peasants, who failed to pay the land revenue lost their land and became landless labourers.

Revolts by Farmers: Whenever atrocities, repression and exploitation reach beyond a certain limit, there is a mass outburst in the form of revolt or rebellion. Some of injustices to farmers are:

1.Land Revenue Settlements and their administration.

2.Economic exploitation, especially of the rural masses.

3.Long standing loans and indebtedness.

4.Eviction of peasants from misery of landless labourers.

5 It was only in 1930 that the organisation of Kisan Sabhas started supporting the cause of the peasants.

 
 


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