Women in the Tebhaga movement

India1946 to 1947

Context

A sharecroppers' uprising in Bengal demanding two-thirds (tebhaga) of the harvest instead of half. Peasant women formed the Nari Bahini (women's brigade) and faced police with brooms, sickles and household tools.

People and groups

Peasant women of north and east Bengal; the Krishak Sabha.

Key demands

Two-thirds of the crop for sharecroppers; an end to illegal levies by landlords.

Timeline

1946: The movement spreads across Bengal at harvest time.

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