Bijolia movement

Bijolia movement
Date1897 - 1941
Caused byExcessive land revenue exactions
GoalsReduction of land revenue and other taxes
MethodsNon-cooperation, Nonviolent resistance, Civil Disobedience, No Tax Campaign

The Bijolia movement (Hindi: बिजोलिया आंदोलन) was a peasant movement in the Bijolia jagir of the former Mewar state (in present-day Rajasthan in India) against excessive land revenue exactions. Originating in the former jagir (feudal estate) of Bijolia (near the town of Bijolia in Bhilwara district), the movement gradually spread to neighbouring jagirs. Leadership to the movement was provided, at different times, by Fateh Karan Charan, Sadhu Sitaram Das, Vijay Singh Pathik, and Manikyalal Verma.[1] The movement continued till 1941 after a bitter struggle lasting about half a century, gained national attention and resisted state oppression.[2][3][4][5]

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