Nationalist Movement and Popular Protest in Dhenkanal State of Odisha: 1938-39

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Prof. (Dr) Susanta Kumar Bag

Dhenkanal,, Princely States, British, Colonial, Congress, Prajamandal, Baji Raut, National, Popular, Movement, Satyagraha, Non-Violenece

The princely states of Dhenkanal, resembling with many other states of Odisha, suffered socio-economically under British colonial domination. The people of the Dhenkanal state therefore had to wage prolonged protest movements against the ruling chief as well as colonial power. During the Gandhian movement, the masses of Dhenkanal—tribals, non-tribals, and caste Hindus—unitedly fought against the authorities with redoubled zeal in non-violent ways. To quell the popular protests in the state, the authorities however let loose a reign of terror. On a few occasions, to bring out a possible solution to the popular protest movement, attempts were made for negotiations, but all that ended in failure. Maheswar Subahu Singh, who was considered a natural leader, mobilized the masses in the state in the 1920s and remained active during the Prajamandal movement that began in the late 1930s. With the birth of Dhenkanal Prajamandal in 1938, the state people’s movement was revitalized, and simultaneously, it brought about a significant transformation in shaping up the popular movement in Dhenkanal. Along with Maheswar Subahu Singh, the other prominent leaders who actively supported and mobilized the masses of Dhenkanal were Hare Krushna Mahatab, Harmohan Pattanaik, Sarangadhar Das, and a few others during the period under study. As the popular protest movement in Dhenkanal was so intense, it caught the attention of the national leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Subash Chandra Bose, and Jawaharlal Nehru, Bhulabhai Desai, and Sahajanand Saraswati. They were sympathetic and supportive of the movement in the state of Dhenkanal, as it had national significance. Thus, the popular movement in Dhenkanal state could be essentially discussed from the broader perspective of the national liberation movement in India.

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Prof. (Dr) Susanta Kumar Bag (August-2024). Nationalist Movement and Popular Protest in Dhenkanal State of Odisha: 1938-39. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, 9(8), c97-c103. https://ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2408211.pdf

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