Agrarian Unrest and Congress Governance: Peasant Movements in Odisha (1936-1939)

This research paper focuses on some aspects of agrarian unrest in Odisha from 1936 to 1939. This paper also focuses on the Socio-economic conditions of the agricultural population and how they led to mass Peasant Movements all over Odisha. This paper aims to provide the complexities of peasants' movements and how the provincial Congress government balances agrarian demands with limited constitutional powers.

Agrarian Unrest, Peasant Movement, Provincial Autonomy

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