Tana Bhagat Movement (1914-1920) 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 Oraon people.[1][2][3][4][5]
 Statue of Veer Jatra Bhagat in Ranchi District, Jharkhand | |
| Duration | 1914 - 1920 |
|---|---|
| Location | Chhotanagpur district of Bihar,now in jharkhand India |
| Type | Satyagraha |
| Organised by | Jatra Bhagat, Turia Bhagat and others |
| Participants | Tana Bhagats, Oraon, Munda |
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. They opposed the zamindars, the banias, the Muslims, Christian missionaries, and the British. Tana Bhagats are followers of Mahatma Gandhi, and believe in Ahimsa (non-violence).[5] In December 1920, the Tana Bhagat movement got integrated into the Indian nationalist movement and the Satyagraha movement, with the Tana Bhagats wholeheartedly supporting the non-cooperation movement and remained non-violent.[1]
References
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- ^ Gupta, K. A. (13 December 2012). "Tana Bhagats want early solution to their problems | Ranchi News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Bahadur), Sarat Chandra Roy (Rai (1915). The Oraons of Chota Nagpur: Their History, Economic Life, and Social Organisation. Crown Publications.
- ^ a b Dasgupta, Sangeeta (1 February 1999). "Reordering a World: The Tana Bhagat Movement, 1914-1919". Studies in History. 15 (1): 1–41. doi:10.1177/025764309901500101. ISSN 0257-6430. S2CID 162127973.