Tana Bhagat Movement (1914-1920)
- November 2, 2022
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Tana Bhagat Movement (1914-1920)
Subject : History
Concept:
- It was a movement in Chhotanagpur area of British India against the policies of the local British authorities and exploitative business practices of local zamindars, mostly by Oraonpeaople.
- The Tana Bhagats opposed the taxes imposed on them by the British colonial administration, staging a Satyagraha (civil disobedience movement) years before Mahatma Gandhi’s similar movement against British rule.
- It was Organised by Jatra Bhagat, Turia Bhagat and other participants were Tana Bhagats, Oraon, Munda