The Ghalla Dher Movement: Agrarian agitation in North-West Frontier Province during the first Congress ministry,1937–39

Abstract

The Ghalla Dher movement which surfaced during the first Congress ministry in the N-WFP of British India not only affected the government but also the regional and trans-regional politics of the time. It gained widespread sympathy and generated discussion on an all-India level. The purpose of this study is to evaluate this movement and thereby help to provide a new and deeper understanding of the politics in the N-WFP, during late colonial rule.