Volume-XII, Issue-II, March 2026 |
Khilafat and The Non-Cooperation Movements in Nadia District (1919–1922): A Regional Study of Gandhian Mass Mobilization Amit Kumar Das, Research Scholar, Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam, India Iti Ghosh, M.A. University of Kalyani, Kalyani, West Bengal, India |
Received: 12.03.2026 | Accepted: 14.03.2026 | Published Online: 31.03.2026 | Page No: | ||||
DOI: 10.29032/ijhsss.vol.12.issue.02W. | |||||||
ABSTRACT | ||
This study examines the nature, spread, and impact of the Khilafat and Non-Cooperation Movement in Nadia District between 1919 and 1931. While national historiography has often privileged metropolitan centers such as Calcutta, the political awakening of semi-urban and rural districts like Nadia might have played an equally significant role in sustaining nationalist momentum. The present article attempts to analyze how Gandhian strategies of non-violent resistance were possibly adapted within local socio-economic conditions. It investigates patterns of participation, leadership structures, student and peasant involvement, and the response of colonial authorities. By situating Nadia within the broader framework of Indian nationalism, this research argues that the district could have functioned as a crucial microcosm of nationalist transformation in Bengal. The study relies on regional historical interpretations, nationalist narratives, and secondary scholarly reconstructions to evaluate the dynamics of political mobilization in the district. | ||
Keywords: Nadia, Colonial Bengal, Gandhian Nationalism, Khilafat, Non-Cooperation, Mass Mobilization, Women, Student Movement |