Agrarian Situation, Land Acquisition and Insurrections of Independent India

The article focuses upon the relationship between agrarian relations, mode of land acquisition by the state and insurrections that took place in India after 1947. It attempts to analyse the linkages of land relations between peasants and landlords. More specifically it looks at the nature of association with the land, changes occurred in the nature and perspective of relationship due to changes in the perspective towards development. It analyses how the changing role of state in acquiring the land for developmental outcomes has led to variety of social uprisings in the form of insurrections. Insurrections are modest attempts to alter the power relations of the society with reference to land ownership and rights. Insurrections are challenges to the outcome of good governance. There is a need to design proper governance institutional arrangements to contain the insurrections arising due to land conflicts in the process of pursuit of development.