Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Stratification is the basic organizational feature of societics. Differentiation precedes stratification and then accompanies it. The rewards of the society are distributed unequally and the inequality is instilled in the social structure. In that context, the attitude of oppressed groups may find expression, which exactly happened when peasants of India as a product of historical necessity organized themselves under the able, selfless and tireless leadership of Swamy Sahajanand and grew from strength to strength. The circumstances of those days warranted the emergence of All India Kisan Sabha which was supported wholeheartedly by one of the greatest revolutionary leaders of all times. Nataji Subhas Chandra Bose who believed that peasants must be organized in the countryside, this is imperative since it is in the countryside that recruitment for the Indian Army takes place. Subhas, Swami Sahajanand Indu Lal Yagnik, Senapati Bapat were all according to Romain Rolland at the border of Communism, in spite of that no one joined C.P.I., probably their aversion was due to structure and representative of the party in those days. At a more fundamental level, Swami ji could never reconcile to the idea of peasants playing second fiddle to the proletarian or nationalist movement. His fierce advocacy of the autonomy of peasant politics brought him in conflict with Gandhi and to closeness with Subhas. Both had steadfast allegiance to the peasant cause which led to their expulsion from the Congress party in 1939 and parting of ways with the Congress socialists in 1939 and the Communists after 1943. Both wanted to build up a new and modern nation on the basis of tradition, culture and science and endeavoured for establishment of socialism in the Indian way and under Indian conditions. In those turbulent days, peasants were the backbone of war of Independence which was lost on 15 August 1947 as complete and total Independence remained a dream but peasant movement, labour unrest, naval mutiny brought the Independence struggle to its logical end immediately although status was only dominion. Mr. Atlee admitted in his visit to India in 1956, It is because of the fear of Mr. Subhas Chandra Bose that we left India. The effect of Gandhi Nehru Combine was Minimal. What he was pointing to towards was the political awakening amongst the British soldiers who were sons of peasants, call given by Sahajanand and Subhas to disobey British instructions had penetrated deep in the Army which became rebellious. Now the British could not rely on Army and the result was Freedom, however, meagre it may be. This clearly shows history has to be written afresh. (jacket). \n\n