Who among the following spearheaded an active non-cooperation movement famously known as the ‘Barasat Rebellion’ against the British indigo planters?​

Correct option is C

The correct answer is (c) Titu Mir

Explanation:

• The Barasat Rebellion (also known as the Titumir Rebellion) was an active non‑cooperation peasant movement against oppressive British indigo planters during 1830–31 in Barasat, Bengal.
• It was led by Titu Mir (Syed Mir Nisar Ali), who inspired local peasants through a combination of Islamic reformist ideology (Wahabi movement) and agrarian protest.
• Titu Mir constructed a bamboo fort at Narkelbaria near Barasat and led direct confrontations against British-supported zamindars.
• Though the rebellion was eventually crushed, it marked one of the earliest organized rural uprisings against colonial exploitation.
• It signaled a growing resistance consciousness among Bengal’s rural poor, both Hindus and Muslims.

Information Booster:

• Originated around 1827–30 in Barasat (24 Parganas) and extended into Nadia and Faridpur districts.
• Mobilized peasants against zamindars who levied unjust taxes and supported British indigo interests.
• Titu Mir's followers proclaimed him as their Badshah (king) and set up a parallel administration.
• In November 1831, British forces stormed the bamboo fort; Titu Mir was killed in the battle.
• The rebellion reflected early forms of political and religious mobilization against colonial power.

Additional Knowledge:
Sidhu Murmu (Option a)

• Leader of the Santhal Rebellion (1855–56), which was a tribal uprising in present-day Jharkhand and West Bengal.

Dudu Miyan (Option b)

• Prominent leader of the Faraizi Movement, which advocated for Islamic social reforms in Eastern Bengal.

Haji Shariatullah (Option d)

• Founder of the Faraizi Movement; promoted Islamic revivalism but did not directly lead the Barasat Rebellion.