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With reference to the Satara Movement, 1943, consider the following statements. 1. It was a Brahmin movement that sought to revive the caste system. 2. Dominated by peasants, the movement opposed landlordism. 3. In Maharashtra, it set up a parallel government with volunteer corps. 4. Due to its constructive work, it was supported at the national scale by Congress in the later stages of the movement. Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Satara Movement, 1943, consider the following statements. 1. It was a Brahmin movement that sought to revive the caste system. 2. Dominated by peasants, the movement opposed landlordism. 3. In Maharashtra, it set up a parallel government with volunteer corps. 4. Due to its constructive work, it was supported at the national scale by Congress in the later stages of the movement. Which of the following statements given above is/are correct? Correct Answer 2 and 3 only

The correct answer is 2 and 3 only.

Important Points

  • From the late nineteenth century, a non-Brahman movement, which opposed the caste system and landlordism, had developed in Maharashtra. Hence statement 1 is not correct and statement 2 is correct.
  • This movement established links with the national movement by the 1930s.

Key Points

  • In 1943, some of the younger leaders in the Satara district of Maharashtra set up a parallel government (Prati Sarkar), with volunteer corps (Seba dals) and village units (tufan dals). Hence statement 3 is correct.
  • They ran people’s courts and organised constructive work.
  • Dominated by kunbi peasants and supported by Dalits, the Satara Prati sarkar functioned till the elections of 1946, despite government repression and, in the later stages, Congress disapproval. Hence statement 4 is not correct.

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