69ᵗʰ B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2023

During 1937-1938, the Bakasht Movement in Bihar was organized by whom?

aPir Ali Khan
bSwami Dayanand Saraswati
cJayaprakash Narayan
dSwami Sahajanand Saraswati✓ Correct

Explanation

During 1937–38, the main leader of the Bakasht Movement in Bihar was Swami Sahajanand Saraswati. Bakasht means “cultivated by the cultivator (tenant) himself.” Generally, landlords used to evict cultivators from Bakasht land. During this movement, peasants struggled against eviction.

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