Q. The demand for the Tebhaga Peasant Movement in Bengal was for
(a) the reduction of the share of the landlords from onehalf of the crop to one-third
(b) the grant of ownership of land to peasants as they were the actual cultivators of the land
(c) the uprooting of Zamindari system and the end of serfdom
(d) writing off all peasant debts
Ans: (a) the reduction of the share of the landlords from onehalf of the crop to one-third
Explanation: The demand for the Tebhaga Peasant Movement in Bengal was (a) the reduction of the share of the landlords from one-half of the crop to one-third.
The Tebhaga Peasant Movement emerged in Bengal, India, during the late 1940s. It was primarily a movement by sharecroppers (bargadars) who worked on the land owned by landlords or Zamindars. The movement sought to secure a larger share of the agricultural produce for the sharecroppers.
The demand put forth by the Tebhaga Peasant Movement was to reduce the share of the landlords from one-half of the crop to one-third. The movement aimed to address the exploitative practices and unequal distribution of the produce between the landowners and the sharecroppers. The sharecroppers argued that they deserved a greater portion of the crop as they were the ones directly involved in cultivating the land.
While the other options mentioned in the question (b, c, and d) were important demands in various agrarian movements in India, they were not the specific demand of the Tebhaga Peasant Movement in Bengal.
Therefore, the correct answer is (a) the reduction of the share of the landlords from one-half of the crop to one-third.
