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The famous 'Tebhaga Movement' of 1946, demanding a two-thirds share of the harvest for sharecroppers instead of the customary half, took place in which region?

A. Malabar
B. Bengal✓ Correct Answer
C. Awadh
D. Telangana

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The Tebhaga Movement of 1946 erupted in Bengal under the leadership of the Provincial Kisan Sabha, where sharecroppers mobilized to retain two-thirds of the harvested paddy instead of giving half to landlords. Unlike the Malabar or Telangana uprisings which had distinct agrarian grievances tied to jenmi exploitation or feudal forced labor, the Bengal struggle specifically challenged the jotedar dominance. This historic peasant agitation served as a major precursor to later land reform legislations in independent India.

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