The Shahada movement: a peasant movement in Maharashtra (India) - its development and its perspectives
The Shahada movement: a peasant movement in Maharashtra (India) - its development and its perspectives
Mies, M.
Journal of Peasant Studies 3(4): 472-482
1976
ISSN/ISBN: 0306-6150
DOI: 10.1080/03066157608437995
The peasants' movement in western India is described against the background of the class struggle. The Shahada Peasants' Movement derives its name from the taluka Shahada, in the Dhulia district of north-west Maharashtra, and began in January 1972. Its aim has been to mobilize poor peasants and landless labourers, generating much criticism and retaliation from landlords, moneylenders, administration and police.