Author:

Devashish Mahto
Independent Research Scholar
Department of History
St. Xavier’s College Ranchi
Ranchi, Jharkhand
ORCID: 0009-0009-4380-9460
Email: devashishmahto707@gmail.com

Abstract:: This research paper examines the relationship between the schools and universities in Bihar and Jharkhand that helped to develop revolutionary nationalism in the region roughly between 1900-1920.Moving beyond the dominant historical focus on Bengal and Maharashtra, it throws light on how schools, colleges, hostels and intellectual societies became the fertile ground for the radical political consciousness in the region. The institutions like B. N. College Patna, St. Columba’s College Hazaribagh, SIL Lodge Deoghar, etc. emerged as the major centers for ideological mobilization. Utilizing evidence from regional events, underground organisations and information collected through colonial surveillance, the paper argues that educational settings contributed significantly to the articulation of radical anti-colonial political agenda in both Bihar and Jharkhand. This paper makes an effort to establish that Bihar-Jharkhand region was also a site of active development and formulation of revolutionary nationalism vis-a-vis the struggle for Indian independence.

Key Words:: Anushilan Samiti, Educational Institutions, Student Politics,Swadeshi Movement etc.