Govindas Ramdas

Govindas Ramdas was a Bhagat[1] and a member of the Koli tribe who led rebels against the British East India Company between 1826–1830. His followers thought that he had supernatural powers.[2] Little is known of him but on the night of 17 March 1826, he led 500 armed followers into Thasra, near Dakor, and established himself as ruler.[1]

Reference

Chaturvedi, Vinayak (2007). Peasant Pasts: History and Memory in Western India. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520250765.
Krishan, Shri (7 April 2005). Political Mobilization and Identity in Western India, 1934-47. SAGE Publishing India. ISBN 9789352803071.

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[chaturvedi-1] Chaturvedi, Vinayak (2007). Peasant Pasts: History and Memory in Western India. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520250765.

[krishan-2] Krishan, Shri (7 April 2005). Political Mobilization and Identity in Western India, 1934-47. SAGE Publishing India. ISBN 9789352803071.