Question 1 - Past Year Questions - 5 Marks - Chapter 2 Class 10 History - Nationalism in India - History

Explain the meaning and notion of 'Swaraj' as perceived by the plantation workers. How did they respond to the call of the Non-cooperation Movement.

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Points to Remember 

1. For plantation workers in Assam ,freedom meant the right to move freely
2. Inland Emigration Act of 1859
3. workers defied the authorities,   left the plantation and headed home .
4. worker would be given land
5. Stranded on the way , caught by the police and brutally beaten up.

We use any 5 points and elaborate on them

Answer to be written in the exam

1. For the plantation workers in Assam , freedom meant the right to move freely in and out the confined space in which they were enclosed that means retaining a link with the village.
2. Under the Inland Emigration Act of 1859, plantation workers were not permitted to leave the tea gardens without permission, and in fact they were rarely given such permissions.
3. When they know  about the Non- Cooperation Movement , workers defied authorities and  left the plantation and headed home .
4. The workers believed that Gandhi Raj was coming and every worker would be given land in their own villages.
5. Stranded on the way by a railway and streamer strike , they were caught by the police and brutally beaten up.