Major Revolt and Uprisings under British Rule

After the battle of Plassey in 1757, the political control of the East India Company increased and by the end of the eighteenth century, the British emerged as the main power in India.

As the Company gained in political sphere it became imperative to introduce and implement policies in the fields of land revenue, law and order, and set-up an administration.

These changes led to dislocation in the socio-cultural, economic and political life of the people.

The subsequent turmoil led to outbreak of rebellion in different parts of the country.

Rebellions were not confined to the later period of the British Empire but were a constant feature of it from its very beginning, culminated in to the revolt of 1857.

The Anandamath a Bengali fiction, written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and published in 1882 is inspired by the Sannyasi Rebellion.

The Bijolia movement (1st peasant movement) was a peasant movement in the Bijolia jagir of the former Mewar state (Rajasthan) against excessive land revenue exactions.

The Bardoli Satyagraha, 1928 was a movement in the independence struggle led by Sardar Vallabhai Patel for the farmers of Bardoli against the unjust raising of taxes.

Mahatma Gandhi gave the title of "Sardar" to Vallabhbhai Patel for his great organizational skills in the Bardoli Satyagraha.

The Bhoodan movement was initiated by Gandhian Vinoba Bhave in 1951 at Pochampally village, Andhra Pradesh.

Baba Ram Chandra was an Indian trade unionist who organised the farmers of Awadh, India into forming a united front to fight against the abuses of landlords in 1920s and 1930s.