Punnapra-Vayalar Revolt

A report to the Indian Council for Historical Research (ICHR) has suggested dropping Communist martyrs of Punnapra-Vayalar, Karivelloor, and Kavumbayi agitations from list of martyrs of India’s Independence struggle.

  • As per ICHR, these Communist agitations cannot be counted as the part of the Independence movement as they took place after the interim government led by Jawaharlal Nehru assumed office. These riots were basically against the interim government.

About Punnapra-Vayalar Revolt

  • It was an organized working class uprising in the Princely State of Travancore, British India against the Prime Minister, C. P. Ramaswami Iyer and the state.
  • The twin objective of the ....
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