Question

What was the main demand of the Eka Movement conducted in 1921?

Answer 1

Hint:
This Movement was initially led by the Congress party and later by Madari Pasi.
It was started in the Awadh region.
The movement was supervised by a Fijian Person.

Complete answer:
-Eka movement was a kind of Peaceful Protest started mainly in the region of Awadh, presently the North-Eastern Portion of Uttar Pradesh. This is also known as the ‘Peasant Movement’.

THE MAIN DEMAND -

The main demand for the movement was to reduce the rent which was said to be 50% higher than the recorded rent at that time. The high rent was demanded by the Talukdars and Landlords of Awadh region.

THE OTHER DEMANDS TWO PRIME DEMANDS–

-One being the emancipation of Beggar system.
-They also demanded Social Boycott of tyrannical landowners.

Note:
Eka Movement is also known as the ‘ Unity Movement’ of India.
The Movement ended up in the year 1921.
Peasants were supervised by ‘Baba Ram Chandra‘ ; a sanyasi
This movement mainly covered the areas of Hardoi, Bahraich and Sitapur.
Baba Ram Chandra ‘s real name is ‘Shridhar Balwant’.
He is one of the Prime Characters in Kamla Kant Tripathi’s history based novel ‘Bedakhal’.
The first peasant movement of India was the Champaran Satyagraha.
The Latest farmers Protest started in Punjab state on November 21, 2020.
In Punjab, the Farmers are protesting against the ’Farmers Bill ‘ 2020 which was launched on September 27, 2020.