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Punjab is known for its resistance against Colonial rule. The Kirti Kisan Lehar(wave) came into Punjab in 1928. It was based upon Gadar movement which revived the party by encouraging militant nationalism in Punjab. The Kirti Kisan Party was a mirror of deliberative condition of peasants, landless and suppressed classes of Punjab. Literally, the word 'Kirti' means 'the toiler'. The party defined a Kirti as a person, who does labor physically with his own hands and does not exploit others. There were a lot of movement in century against the British Raj in India and the Punjab. The most famous movements were Gadar Movement, Satiyaghara Movement, Babar Akali Movement and Kirti Kisan Lehar. By the beginning of the 20th century, peasants and the small farmers in Punjab came into the forefront of public reactions against the British administration because they were under the debt. Repressive policies of the Government towards people in general were also the main reason for their protest. The object of the party was to get free the nation from the British imperialism by using every possible method. The approach led to the search for more effective ways to further struggle against imperialism which later emerged as an agrarian movement in this province. This paper will explore the politics of Kirti Kisan party in colonial Punjab. By focusing the Kirti Kisan party perspective it is an attempt to understand the struggle of Marxists Punjabis for the freedom. It also highlights the impacts of colonialism on the life of common peasant in Punjab.

Tohid Ahmad Chattha, Abdul Qadir Mushtaq, Sumera Safdar, Khizar Jawad. (2018) Historical Perspective of Kirti Kisan Party and its Politics in colonial Punjab, Journal of the Research Society of Pakistan, Volume 55, Issue 1.
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