Tana Bhagat movement
Topic: The National Movement: Gandhian Era · NCERT: Beyond NCERT
Meaning
The Tana Bhagat movement was a religious and social reform movement among the Oraon tribe of Chota Nagpur, in today's Jharkhand. It was started by Jatra Bhagat in 1914. Its followers believed in one god. They gave up belief in spirits, animal sacrifice and liquor. They also refused forced labour and rents demanded by landlords and officials. Later, many Tana Bhagats became firm followers of Gandhi.
Example
During the Non-Cooperation and Civil Disobedience movements of the 1920s and 1930s, many Tana Bhagats joined the Congress struggle. They wore khadi (hand-spun cloth) and refused to pay land revenue.
Don't confuse with
- Birsa Munda's movement (1890s): a Munda uprising of the 1890s that used armed revolt. The Tana Bhagat movement came later and was mainly peaceful reform among the Oraons, which later joined Gandhian politics.
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- Gandhi as Mahatma
- Shahid Amin
- Gandhi's dhoti and loincloth
- Charkha
- Khadi
- Linguistic Pradesh Congress Committees
- Praja Mandal
- All India States Peoples Conference
- Bijolia movement
- Abul Kalam Azad