Question

Under whose leadership was the Non-Cooperation Movement started in the Gudem Hills of Andhra Pradesh?

Answer 1

The Non-Cooperation movement in the Gudem Hills of Andhra Pradesh was led by Alluri Sitaram Raju. 

1. Alluri Sitaram Raju led the militant guerrilla movement in the early 1920s in the Gudem Hills. 
2. This was a protest against the British Government which prevented the hill people from entering the forests, collecting fuelwood and grazing the cattle. 
3. Sitaram Raju, who was considered as an incarnation of God, persuaded the rebels to wear Khadi clothes and stop taking liquor. 
4. Under his leadership, Gudem rebels attempted to kill the British officials, raided on Police stations. Guerilla warfare was carried on to achieve independence. 

Thus, the rebellion at Gudem Hills was in response to Gandhi’s Non-Cooperation movement.