Question

Write information about Hyderabad Liberation War.

(A) Contribution of Swami Ramananda Tirth

(B) Razakar Association

Answer 1

Hyderabad was the largest amongst the princely states in India. It comprised Telugu, Kannada and Marathi regional sections. It was ruled by Nizam. He put restrictions on the civil and political rights of his subjects to a great extent.

(A) Contribution of Swami Ramananda Tirth: To fight against the suppressive policies of Nizam people of the state established various organisations, namely. ‘Andhra Parishad’ in Telangana, ‘Maharashtra Parishad’ in Marathawada and ‘Karnataka Parishad’ in Karnataka. Swami Ramanand Tirth led Hyderabad's freedom struggle skillfully with the help of loyal workers of these three organisations. He founded the ‘Hyderbad State Congress’ and gave momentum to the struggle for Hyderabad’s accession.

(B) Razakar Association: The ‘Hyderabad State Congress’ passed a resolution in favour of Hyderabad’s merger in India. It was opposed by Nizam for the fear of losing his hold. He was willing to join Pakistan. The people were in favour of India while the ruler was in favour of Pakistan. Kasim Razvi, who could exercise considerable influence over Nizam, founded an organisation called ‘Razakar’.