Which of the following is not a Dalit Movement?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Tebhaga Movement
Option (4) Tebhaga Movement — Not a Dalit movement (Correct). The Tebhaga movement (1946–47) was a peasant movement: a struggle of sharecroppers in Bengal for two-thirds of their produce instead of the customary half, supported by the Kisan Sabha and the Communist Party of India.
NCERT (2025-26): “The Dalit Movement … Notwithstanding differences in the nature of Dalit movements and the meaning of identity, there has been a common quest for equality, self-dignity and eradication of untouchability (Shah 2001:194). This can be seen in the Satnami Movement of the Chamars in the Chattisgarh plains in eastern MP, Adi Dharma Movement in Punjab, the Mahar Movement in Maharashtra, the socio-political mobilisation among the Jatavas of Agra and the Anti-Brahman Movement in south India.…” “Peasant Movements … At the time of Independence, we had the two most classical cases of peasant movements, namely the Tebhaga movement (1946–47) and the Telangana movement (1946–51). The first was a struggle of sharecroppers in Bengal in North Bihar for two thirds share of their produce instead of the customary half.…” |