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19th February 1949 Mass Arrests Of Communists

Telangana Rebellion

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Telangana Rebellion
Date1946 to 1951
LocationHyderabad State, India
Belligerents
Razakars, Velamas and other Feudal LandlordsPeople of Hyderabad State
Communism in India
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The Telangana Rebellion (Telugu: Vetti Chakiri Udyamam Bonded Labour Movement or Telangana Raithanga Sayudha PoratamTelanana Peasants Armed Struggle) was a peasant rebellion against the feudal lords of the Telangana region and later against theprincely state of Hyderabad between 1946 and 1951.

Communist led[edit]

Vetti Chakiri Udyamamu[edit]


Telangana Rebellion District
The communists were as surprised as everyone else to see their efforts culminate in a series of successful attempts at organising the rebellion and the distribution of land. With the Nizam holding on, even after the proclamation of Indian Independence, the communists stepped up their campaign stating that the flag of the Indian union was also the flag of the people of Hyderabad, much against the wishes of the ruling Asaf Jah dynasty.[1]
The revolt started in 1946 against the oppressive feudal lords and quickly spread to the Warangal and Bidar districts in around 4000 villages. Peasant farmers and labourers revolted against local feudal landlords (jagirdars anddeshmukhs),[2] who were ruling the villages known as samsthans. These samsthans were ruled mostly by Reddys and Velama,[citation needed] known as doralu. They ruled over the communities in the village and managed the tax collections (revenues) and owned almost all the land in that area. TheNizam had little control over these regions, barring the capital Hyderabad.Chakali Ilamma, belonging to a the Rajaka caste, had revolted against ‘zamindar' Ramachandra Reddy,[3] during the struggle when he tried to take her 4 acres of land. Her revolt inspired many to join the movement.
The agitation led by Communists was successful in taking over 3000 villages from the feudal lords and 10,000 acres of agriculture land was distributed to landless peasants. Around 4000 peasants lost their lives in the struggle fighting feudal private armies.
It later became a fight against Nizam. The initial modest aims were to do away with the illegal and excessive exploitation meted out by these feudal lords in the name of bonded labour. The most strident demand was for the writing off of all debts of the peasants that were manipulated by the feudal lords.

Nizam's resistance to join Indian Union[edit]

With Hyderabad's administration failing after 1945, the Nizam succumbed to the pressure of the Muslim elite and started the Razzakar Movement. At the same time the Nizam was resisting the Indian government's efforts to bring theHyderabad state into the Indian Union. The government sent the army in September 1948 to annex the Hyderabad state into Indian Union. The Communist party had already instigated the peasants to use guerrilla tactics against the Razzakars and around 3000 villages (about 41000 sq. kilometres) had come under peasant rule. The landlords were either killed or driven out and the land was redistributed. These victorious villages established communes reminiscent of Soviet mirs to administer their region. These community governments were integrated regionally into a central organization. The rebellion was led by theCommunist Party of India under the banner of Andhra Mahasabha.
The violent phase of the movement ended in 1951, when the last guerilla squads were subdued in the Telengana region.[4]

Annexation of Hyderabad State[edit]

The rebellion and the subsequent police action led to the capture of Hyderabad state from the Nizam's rule on 17 September 1948 and after a temporary military administration the dominion was eventually merged into the Indian Union. In the process tens of thousands of people lost their lives, the majority of them Muslims.[5] The Last Nizam Asaf Jah VIIwas made the Rajpramukh of the Hyderabad State from 26 January 1950 to 31 October 1956. The elections of 1952 led to the victory of the Congress party in Hyderabad state. Burgula Ramakrishna Rao was first chief minister of the Hyderabad state from 1952 to 1956. In 1956, Hyderabad State was merged with Andhra state to form the present dayAndhra Pradesh State. It was again separated from Andhra Pradesh into the Telangana State in 2014.

The revolt ensured the Land reform[edit]

The revolt ensured the victory of the Communist Party in Andhra Pradesh in the 1952 elections. Land reforms were recognised as important and various acts were passed to implement them.[6]

In popular culture[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • Elliot, Carolyn M. (November 1974). "Decline of a Patrimonial Regime: The Telengana Rebellion in India, 1946-51". Journal of Asian Studies 34 (1): 24–47. doi:10.2307/2052408.
  • Puchalapalli, Sundarayya (February 1973). "Telangana People's Armed Struggle, 1946-1951. Part One: Historical Setting". Social Scientist (Social Scientist) 1 (7): 3–19. doi:10.2307/3516269. JSTOR 3516269.
  • Puchalapalli, Sundarayya (March 1973). "Telangana People's Armed Struggle, 1946-1951. Part Two: First Phase and Its Lessons". Social Scientist (Social Scientist) 1 (8): 18–42. doi:10.2307/3516214. JSTOR 3516214.
  • Puchalapalli, Sundarayya (April 1973). "Telangana People's Armed Struggle, 1946-51. Part Three: Pitted against the Indian Army". Social Scientist (Social Scientist) 1 (9): 23–46. doi:10.2307/3516496. JSTOR 3516496.
  • Arutla, Ramachandra Reddy. Telangana Struggle Memoirs,(New Delhi: 1984). people s publishing house. OCLC 832196203.
  • Thirumali, Inukonda (2003). Against Dora and Nizam: People's Movement in Telangana. Kanishka Publishers, New Delhi. ISBN 81-7391-579-2.
  1. Jump up^ K. Menon, Amarnath (31 December 2007). "The red revolt" (Text). India Today. Retrieved 17 November2013.
  2. Jump up^ "Decline of a Patrimonial Regime: The Telengana Rebellion in India, 1946-51". Scribd.com. 2009-05-14. Retrieved 2012-07-13.
  3. Jump up^ "Demand for installing Chakali Ilamma's statue". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 1 November 2010.
  4. Jump up^ "Declassify report on the 1948 Hyderabad massacre". Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  5. Jump up^ "Hyderabad 1948: India's hidden massacre". BBC News. 24 September 2013.
  6. Jump up^ K. Menon, Amarnath (31 December 2007). "The red revolt" (Text). India Today. Retrieved 17 November2013.

External links[edit]

  • Mallu Swarajyam on Feudal lords
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