Author:

Dipankar Barman

Research Scholar
Department of History
Raiganj University
Uttar Dinajpur,West Bengal

Email: dipankarpt25@gmail.com

Abstract: Dinajpur has rich cultural heritage, history and vast area of it is full of historical monuments from ancient to modern period. In 1939, before British decolonization of the Indian sub-continent, a major agronomic struggle began in the province of Bengal. East India Company formed the Dinajpur district under the governorship of Lord Cornwallis in 1786. The district was agriculturally fertile, so most of the populations were professionally from agriculture sector and the territory was under the control of Jotedars, Zaminders and British rule. The Zaminders or Leaseholders used to impose excessive taxes from the farmers for selling the agricultural productions or animals in the market, fairs and bazaars in Dinajpur district. The communist party of India and its proxies like Krishak Samiti, took crucial role and came to help the peasants society of Dinajpur. The Bengal Krishak Samiti started movement against the Zaminders or Leaseholders. The Tolabati Movement generated a stir all over the Bengal in the last moments of India’s Independence. In this movement many rural poor people were participated with the various political parties and organisations. Here this study will focus on to identify the various challenges, background of the movement, major role of landlords and British rule, political assessment etc through a systematic literature review.

Key Words:Communist, Independence, Jotedars, Monuments, Organisations, Zaminders etc.