POLITICAL MOVEMENTS OF PUNJAB IN FOLK LITERATURE
Keywords:
Political movements, Punjab, Folk literature, Hindu, Sikh, Muslim, Muslim league, 1906Abstract
Folk literature represents the lives of the people living in any region. It covers all aspects of life. Folk literature
contains the history, misery and oppression of every age. The relationship between folk literature and history is very
deep. Many political and social movements arose in Punjab in the late nineteenth century. Some of them were
Hindu, Sikh and Muslim Movements. When the feeling of deprivation among the Muslims became extreme, they
formed an organization called the Muslim league in 1906 to fight for their rights. In the movements that started in
Punjab during this period, some Hindu fanatical religious organizations were born in Punjab and some outside the
Punjab. But they did have an impact on the political and social life of Punjab. These include Rashtriya Sewak
Sangh, Hindu Mahasabha, Shuddhi Movement, Bhartiband Movement, Ghadar Party Movement, Khilafat
Movement, Khaksar Movement, Hurriyat Kashmir Movement, Ghazi Ilam Din Shaheed etc. But this article sheds
light on political movements of Punjab through folk literature.
