Question

Which of the following statements about Baba Ramchandra was correct?
(A) Peasants in Awadh were led by him as a part of the Non-Cooperative movement
(B) He had earlier been to Fiji islands as an indentured laborer
(C) He was associated with Oudh Kisan Sabha
(D) All of the above.

Answer 1

Hint: The Begar was a situation when somebody worked without being compensated. There wasn’t any form of payment or wages for the person. Many peasants in Awadhi worked in the fields of landlords and talukdars without being paid. They were forced to lead the life of the tenant. They couldn't claim any right over the leased property.

Complete answer:
Baba Ram Chandra was a trade unionist from India who organized the farmers of Awadh against landlords. He even had been to Fiji islands as an indentured laborer. He along with Jawahar Lal Nehru and few others headed Oudh Kisan Sabha. Baba Ram Chandra was an Indian trade unionist. He had also been to Fiji as an indentured laborer. He initiated the peasant movement in Awadh against landlords and talukdars and, who claimed high taxes and rent from the peasants. He organized the farmers and farmed united front to fight against the abuses of landlords in 1920 and 1980s. He encouraged them to pay only the needed rent and asked them to avoid customary donations. He was himself an indentured labourer in Fiji. He started ‘nai-dhoobhi bhands’ to deprive landlords of basic services, even barbers and washermen.
So, the correct answer is Option D.

Note: Baba Ram Chandra real name was Shridhar Balwant Jodhpur. He belonged to Maharashtra and was a Brahmin. In the year 1904, he left as an independent venture laborer. He changed his name to Ram Chandra Rao in order to hide his caste. Brahmin has not preferred indentured laborers.