Agrarian Movement in Rajasthan

This book is a study of the Agrarian Movement in Rajasthan from 1913 to 1947 A.D. The peasants in Rajasthan had to groan under a dual slavery, that of the Jagirdar, and of the Ruler, Many were the taxes, and cesses together with begar which the peasant had to bear along with a constant increase in the land revenue. This book gives an insight into the struggle by the peasantry against the fudal forces of oppression,

In this volume the author examines the nature of the Agrarian Movement in Rajasthan and the role of caste and religion therein. The role of the various organisations of the peasants in Raj- asthan; Rajasthan Seva Sangh; Praja Mandal Organisations and other All India Level organisations has also been studied. This book also extensively narrates the means adopted by the Jagirdars and Rulers in Rajasthan as also by the British Officers to crush the upsurge of the peasantry.

This study is primarily based on the Archival Records; private records and files of the important newspapers. This is a pioneer work giving a new treatment to the Agrarian Movement in Rajasthan