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What did freedom mean to the plantation workers in Assam?
What did freedom mean to the plantation workers in Assam?
The right to move freely in and out of the confined space and retaining a link with their village.
Why did thousands of workers leave the plantations when they heard of the Non-Cooperation Movement?
Why did thousands of workers leave the plantations when they heard of the Non-Cooperation Movement?
They believed that Gandhi Raj was coming and everyone would be given land in their own villages.
What happened to the workers who left the plantations?
What happened to the workers who left the plantations?
They were stranded on the way by a railway and steamer strike, caught by the police, and brutally beaten up.
Who are the three prominent figures mentioned in the passage besides Mahatma Gandhi?
Who are the three prominent figures mentioned in the passage besides Mahatma Gandhi?
What was the outcome of the Lahore Congress in December 1929?
What was the outcome of the Lahore Congress in December 1929?
What did the term swaraj mean to the plantation workers?
What did the term swaraj mean to the plantation workers?
How did the plantation workers relate to the national movement?
How did the plantation workers relate to the national movement?
Why did Mahatma Gandhi choose salt as a symbol of the independence movement?
Why did Mahatma Gandhi choose salt as a symbol of the independence movement?
What date was declared as the Independence Day in 1929?
What date was declared as the Independence Day in 1929?
What was the impact of the Inland Emigration Act of 1859 on plantation workers?
What was the impact of the Inland Emigration Act of 1859 on plantation workers?
What was the content of Mahatma Gandhi's letter to Viceroy Irwin on 31 January 1930?
What was the content of Mahatma Gandhi's letter to Viceroy Irwin on 31 January 1930?
What was the most stirring demand made by Mahatma Gandhi in his letter to Viceroy Irwin?
What was the most stirring demand made by Mahatma Gandhi in his letter to Viceroy Irwin?
Who organised the dalits into the Depressed Classes Association in 1930?
Who organised the dalits into the Depressed Classes Association in 1930?
What was the main demand of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar at the second Round Table Conference?
What was the main demand of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar at the second Round Table Conference?
What was the outcome of the dispute between Dr. Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi over separate electorates for dalits?
What was the outcome of the dispute between Dr. Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi over separate electorates for dalits?
Why were some Muslim political organisations lukewarm in their response to the Civil Disobedience Movement?
Why were some Muslim political organisations lukewarm in their response to the Civil Disobedience Movement?
What was the perception of the Congress party among some Muslims from the mid-1920s?
What was the perception of the Congress party among some Muslims from the mid-1920s?
What was the impact of the Poona Pact on the dalit movement?
What was the impact of the Poona Pact on the dalit movement?
Why did Rabindranath Tagore collect ballads, nursery rhymes, and myths in Bengal?
Why did Rabindranath Tagore collect ballads, nursery rhymes, and myths in Bengal?
What did Natesa Sastri believe folklore was?
What did Natesa Sastri believe folklore was?
What was the significance of icons and symbols in the national movement?
What was the significance of icons and symbols in the national movement?
What did the tricolour flag designed during the Swadeshi movement in Bengal represent?
What did the tricolour flag designed during the Swadeshi movement in Bengal represent?
Who designed the Swaraj flag by 1921?
Who designed the Swaraj flag by 1921?
What was Bharat Mata often depicted with in popular prints?
What was Bharat Mata often depicted with in popular prints?
Who created the image of Bharat Mata?
Who created the image of Bharat Mata?
What was the name of the novel in which 'Vande Mataram' was later included?
What was the name of the novel in which 'Vande Mataram' was later included?
Who painted the famous image of Bharat Mata in 1905?
Who painted the famous image of Bharat Mata in 1905?
What did devotion to Bharat Mata come to be seen as?
What did devotion to Bharat Mata come to be seen as?
What style of painting did Abanindranath Tagore try to develop?
What style of painting did Abanindranath Tagore try to develop?
What was the movement through which nationalists began recording folk tales and touring villages to gather folk songs and legends?
What was the movement through which nationalists began recording folk tales and touring villages to gather folk songs and legends?
