🏛️ History & Art-CultureUPSC 2006British Policies in India

Which one of the following revolts was made famous by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in his novel ‘Anand Math’?

aBhil uprising
bRangpur and Dinapur uprising
cBishnupur and Birbhum rebellion
dSanyasi rebellion Modern History 129
✓ Correct answer: d) Sanyasi rebellion Modern History 129
ExplanationBankim Chandra Chatterjee’s novel Anand Math (1882) is based on the historical events of the Sanyasi Rebellion.The Sannyasi Rebellion (1763–1800) was led by Hindu ‘sannyasis’ and Muslim ‘fakirs’ in Bengal against British economic oppression and restrictions on religious activities.It was triggered by the Bengal famine of 1770 and excessive taxation and it became an early symbol of resistance to colonial rule.280

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