Tana Bhagat Movement
Tana Bhagat Movement (1914-1919) was a tribal uprising of a section of the Tana Bhagats and Oraons under the leadership of Jatra Oraon occurring during the late colonial period in the Chhotanagpur region of Bihar, India. [1][2][3][4]
 Statue of Veer Jatra Tana Bhagat in Ranchi District, Jharkhand | |
| Duration | 1914 - 1919 |
|---|---|
| Location | Chhotanagpur district of Bihar,now in jharkhand India |
| Also known as | Oraon Tana Bhagat Movement |
| Type | Satyagraha |
| Organised by | Jatra Bhagat and Turia Bhagat |
| Participants | Tana Bhagats, Oraon, Munda |
The Tana Bhagats opposed the taxes imposed on them by the British and they staged a Satyagraha (civil disobedience movement) even before Gandhi's satyagraha movement. They opposed the zamindars, the banias (moneylenders), the missionaries, and the British. Tana Bhagats are followers of Mahatma Gandhi, and believes in Ahimsa (Non-violence).[3]
References
- http://timesofindia.com/city/ranchi/Tana-Bhagats-want-early-solution-to-their-problems/articleshow/17596646.cms
- Bahadur), Sarat Chandra Roy (Rai (1915). The Oraons of Chota Nagpur: Their History, Economic Life, and Social Organisation. Crown Publications.
- Dasgupta, Sangeeta (1999-02-01). "Reordering a World: The Tana Bhagat Movement, 1914-1919". Studies in History. 15 (1): 1–41. doi:10.1177/025764309901500101. ISSN 0257-6430.
- "Oraon Tana Vagat Movement - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
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