In August, 1921, agrarian riots broke out in Nilambar, Kerala. The Moplah peasants revolted against the Hindu landlord’s oppressive policies, which were in alliance with the British. The Hindu landlords redistributed their lands and the Moplahs, who had been suffering, tempt to in revolt, a pitched battle between the British regiment and the Moplahs which killed several Europeans. On the other hand, the Khilafat Movement also turned more aggressive, and the situation had become very confusing, and it was very difficult to make a difference between the meetings of Khilafat Movement and the meeting by Moplah peasants. Thus both the Movements were merged together. ....Read more