Module 3: Bakasht Satyagraha and Kisan Leaders
Concept
Subtopic 3.1: Bakasht Satyagraha and Kisan Leaders
- Pt. Yadunandan (Jadunandan) Sharma awakened the peasants of Gaya; on 22 December 1938 he began the satyagraha of harvesting crops on disputed land at Neura, and was sentenced on 13 February 1939.
- In February 1939 Rahul Sankrityayan began the bakasht satyagraha at Amwari (Chhapra) and recommended satyagraha in every district. After Sahajanand's arrest, Karyanand Sharma led the movement.
- Yadunandan Sharma, Shivshankar Bharti and Malay Krishna Brahmachari were active in Gaya; Dhanraj Puri was president of the Champaran District Kisan Sabha. Gaya's peasants wrote to Jawaharlal Nehru.
- Sahajanand edited 'Hunkar' and 'Janata' from Patna. In 1935-37 the movement grew in Patna, Gaya and Munger with support from the Congress, Socialists and leftists. Brajkishore Prasad left Congress politics in 1930-34 to stay with the peasants.
- Leading labour leaders were Abdul Bari and Shri Krishna Singh. There was an agitation against the canal rate in Shahabad. Suryanath Chaubey was a revolutionary, not a Kisan leader.
- Pt. Yadunandan Sharma, who was sentenced to 6 to 12 months on 13 February 1939.
- Who began the bakasht satyagraha at Amwari near Chhapra in February 1939? Rahul Sankrityayan.
- Which Kisan leader recommended starting satyagraha in every district of Bihar? Rahul Sankrityayan.
- Who led the Bihar Kisan movement after Swami Sahajanand's arrest? Karyanand Sharma.
- Who was the president of the Champaran District Kisan Sabha? Dhanraj Puri.
- Who were active in the Kisan movement in Gaya? All of them.
- Who awakened the Kisan movement in Gaya? (Bihar Education Service, 2004) Jadunandan Sharma.
- To whom did the peasants of Gaya district send a letter? Jawaharlal Nehru.
- which Congress leader left the Congress between 1930 and 1934 and stayed with the Kisan movement? Brajkishore Prasad.
- Which papers published from Patna did Swami Sahajanand Saraswati edit? Both 'Hunkar' and 'Janata'.
- All of the above; the peasants also had the support of the leftists.
- Chandravati Devi, who addressed a women's meeting in Shahabad.
- The Kisan movement; he was a leader of the peasants.
- II and III: Abdul Bari and Shri Krishna Singh.
- Shahabad; the Shahabad District Congress issued a notice titled 'Inquiry into canal collections'.
- Who among the following was NOT a Kisan leader? Suryanath Chaubey, who was a revolutionary.
- Who among these was/were Kisan leader(s) of Bihar? 1. Swami Vidyanand, 2. Swami Sahajanand, 3. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel 1 and 2.
- All of them (with Yadunandan Sharma); the BPSC answer was 'more than one of the above'.
- Question: Who began the satyagraha of harvesting crops on disputed land at Neura on 22 December 1938? Answer: Pt. Yadunandan Sharma.
- Question: Who began the bakasht satyagraha at Amwari near Chhapra in February 1939? Answer: Rahul Sankrityayan.
- Question: Which Kisan leader recommended starting satyagraha in every district of Bihar? Answer: Rahul Sankrityayan.
- Question: Who led the Bihar Kisan movement after Swami Sahajanand's arrest? Answer: Karyanand Sharma.
- Question: Who was the president of the Champaran District Kisan Sabha? Answer: Dhanraj Puri.
- Question: Who were active in the Kisan movement in Gaya? Answer: All of the above.
- Question: Who awakened the Kisan movement in Gaya? (Bihar Education Service, 2004) Answer: Jadunandan Sharma.
- Question: To whom did the peasants of Gaya district send a letter? Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru.
- Question: which Congress leader left the Congress between 1930 and 1934 and stayed with the Kisan movement? Answer: Brajkishore Prasad.
- Question: Which papers published from Patna did Swami Sahajanand Saraswati edit? Answer: Both (a) and (b).
- Question: Which statement about the Kisan movement in 1935-37 is true? Answer: All of the above.
- Question: Who was the wife of Jagdish Prasad of Patna? Answer: Chandravati Devi.
- Question: Swami Sahajanand was associated with: (42nd BPSC) Answer: The Kisan movement of Bihar.
- Question: Who were among the leading labour leaders of Bihar? I. Rajendra Prasad, II. Abdul Bari, III. Shri Krishna Singh, IV. Jayaprakash Narayan Answer: II and III.
- Question: In which district of Bihar was there an agitation against the canal rate? Answer: Shahabad.
- Question: Who among the following was NOT a Kisan leader? Answer: Suryanath Chaubey.
- Question: Who among these was/were Kisan leader(s) of Bihar? 1. Swami Vidyanand, 2. Swami Sahajanand, 3. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Answer: 1 and 2.
- Question: Who was connected with the Bihar Kisan Sabha? (64th BPSC, 2018) Answer: All of the above.
MCQs
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Question 1: Who began the satyagraha of harvesting crops on disputed land at Neura on 22 December 1938?
Question 2: Who began the bakasht satyagraha at Amwari near Chhapra in February 1939?
Question 3: Which Kisan leader recommended starting satyagraha in every district of Bihar?
Question 4: Who led the Bihar Kisan movement after Swami Sahajanand's arrest?
Question 5: Who was the president of the Champaran District Kisan Sabha?
Question 6: Who were active in the Kisan movement in Gaya?
Question 7: Who awakened the Kisan movement in Gaya? (Bihar Education Service, 2004)
Question 8: To whom did the peasants of Gaya district send a letter?
Question 9: which Congress leader left the Congress between 1930 and 1934 and stayed with the Kisan movement?
Question 10: Which papers published from Patna did Swami Sahajanand Saraswati edit?
Question 11: Which statement about the Kisan movement in 1935-37 is true?
Question 12: Who was the wife of Jagdish Prasad of Patna?
Question 13: Swami Sahajanand was associated with: (42nd BPSC)
Question 14: Who were among the leading labour leaders of Bihar? I. Rajendra Prasad, II. Abdul Bari, III. Shri Krishna Singh, IV. Jayaprakash Narayan
Question 15: In which district of Bihar was there an agitation against the canal rate?
Question 16: Who among the following was NOT a Kisan leader?
Question 17: Who among these was/were Kisan leader(s) of Bihar? 1. Swami Vidyanand, 2. Swami Sahajanand, 3. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Question 18: Who was connected with the Bihar Kisan Sabha? (64th BPSC, 2018)
One-liners
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Who began the satyagraha of harvesting crops on disputed land at Neura on 22 December 1938?
Pt. Yadunandan Sharma.Who began the bakasht satyagraha at Amwari near Chhapra in February 1939?
Rahul Sankrityayan.Which Kisan leader recommended starting satyagraha in every district of Bihar?
Rahul Sankrityayan.Who led the Bihar Kisan movement after Swami Sahajanand's arrest?
Karyanand Sharma.Who was the president of the Champaran District Kisan Sabha?
Dhanraj Puri.Who were active in the Kisan movement in Gaya?
All of the above.Who awakened the Kisan movement in Gaya? (Bihar Education Service, 2004)
Jadunandan Sharma.To whom did the peasants of Gaya district send a letter?
Jawaharlal Nehru.which Congress leader left the Congress between 1930 and 1934 and stayed with the Kisan movement?
Brajkishore Prasad.Which papers published from Patna did Swami Sahajanand Saraswati edit?
Both (a) and (b).Which statement about the Kisan movement in 1935-37 is true?
All of the above.Who was the wife of Jagdish Prasad of Patna?
Chandravati Devi.Swami Sahajanand was associated with: (42nd BPSC)
The Kisan movement of Bihar.Who were among the leading labour leaders of Bihar? I. Rajendra Prasad, II. Abdul Bari, III. Shri Krishna Singh, IV. Jayaprakash Narayan
II and III.In which district of Bihar was there an agitation against the canal rate?
Shahabad.Who among the following was NOT a Kisan leader?
Suryanath Chaubey.Who among these was/were Kisan leader(s) of Bihar? 1. Swami Vidyanand, 2. Swami Sahajanand, 3. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
1 and 2.Who was connected with the Bihar Kisan Sabha? (64th BPSC, 2018)
All of the above.