Biography
Karyanand Sharma was born in a middle class Bhumihar Brahmin family of Sahoor village in Munger (British India) now in Lakhisarai district of Bihar, India. Although he started studying in 1906, he had soon to leave school and help the family in cultivation. However, between 1914 and 1920, he educated himself and matriculated in 1920 just in time to join the non-cooperation movement.Contribution to freedom movement and peasant movement
He was arrested and sentenced to one year. After release from jail, he became more and more involved in peasant issues and in 1927 organized a struggle of the tenants at Chanan against arbitrary extortions by the zamindars. This was particularly directed against the Giddhaur Raj and Kaira estate. Since these zamindars and their minions were particularly oppressive, the local Indian National Congress leaders permitted Karyanand to carry on the struggle though they themselves did not extend much help. Nevertheless, because of the unity among the tenants, the zamindars had to bow down and this victory became a great morale-booster for the peasants in Munger. After the famousReferences
* Also refer :people.indiatimes.com/articleshow/813210.cms Swami and Friends- By Arvind N Das http://www.virginia.edu/soasia/symsem/kisan/papers/swami.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Sharma, Karyanand Indian independence activists from Bihar Communist Party of India politicians from Bihar People from Munger district 1901 births 1965 deaths