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Dynamics and Impacts of Peasants Movement in North Hashtnagar, District Charsadda, Pakistan

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Author

Nawab, Habib Ullah

Program

PhD

Institute

University of Peshawar

City

Peshawar

Province

KPK

Country

Pakistan

Thesis Completing Year

2019

Thesis Completion Status

Completed

Subject

Sociology

Language

English

Link

http://prr.hec.gov.pk/jspui/bitstream/123456789/12478/1/Habib%20ullah%20nawab%20sociology%202019%20uop%20peshwar%20prr.pdf

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2021-02-17 19:49:13

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2024-03-24 20:25:49

ARI ID

1676724636697

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The current study titled "Dynamics and Impacts of Peasants'' Movement in North Hashtnagar, District Charsadda, Pakistan" aimed at examining the causes of Peasants'' Movement in Hashtnagar and its socio-economic impacts on peasants'' community. Data for the study were collected through the interview schedule from 380 sampled respondents belonging to landlords, peasants and the labourers’ community. The study variables included both independent variables (poverty, alienation, awareness, landlords'' attitude with peasants, ejectment, agricultural productivity, politics, social relations, law and order, litigation) and dependent variable (peasants'' movement). Likert scales were used for the measurement of variables, and the chi-square tests were used to test the association between independent and dependent variables. It was concluded from the research that some of the significant causes behind the peasants uprising were poverty, alienation of peasants, and landlords’ hostile attitude with peasants. Peasants were not allowed to wear clean clothes or comb their hair and were forced to obey the out-dated customs and traditions. Evictions of peasants by landlords were also one of the significant reasons behind peasants’ revolt. Besides the inefficient land reforms of ‘60s and 70s’ accelerated peasants’ unrest. Politically peasants were inspired by Marxism and Maoism and were united against landlords. Similarly, some of the noteworthy impacts of peasants’ movement are attainment of agricultural land and increase in peasants and labourers’ income. Peasants nowadays can buy or sell the land, and landlords have reduced the rent on them after the movement. Alienated peasants are now satisfied and are taking an interest in music and poetry. Peasants feel a sense of belonging to Hashtnagar and cannot be evicted from their homes by landlords. Agricultural productivity is increased because preexisting system of batai (sharecropping) was replaced with a new, cash-based system of land tenure. Peasants achieved food security by poultry farms and other livestock. Their victorious movement over landlords inspired peasants of other districts across the country. For peace and harmony among all the iv stakeholders of North Hashtnagar community, the researcher recommends, introduction of innovative technologies, establishing village-level organisations, inclusion of peasants in farm-level decisions, starting integrated and participatory agriculture development programs. Besides, awareness of local people by involving local leaders, effective use of mass media in knowledge dissemination, and skill development of locals by involving NGO sector is recommended. Similarly providing loan and alternative employment opportunities to locals, revitalising Jirga, activating reconciliation centres, controlling human rights violations, providing opportunities for mixing up of landlords and peasants and implementation of meaningful land reforms are some of the policy recommendations in light of the study.
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