The peasants were led by Baba Ramchandra in Awadh against landlords and talukdars. 2. The peasant movement started against talukdars and landlords who demanded high rents and a variety of other cesses. 3. It demanded reduction of revenue, abolition of begar and social boycott of oppressive landlords. 4. Jawaharlal Nehru in June 1920, started going around the villages in Awadh to understand their grievances. 5. In October, he along with few others set up the Oudh Kisan Sabha and within a month 300 branches had been set up. 6. In 1921, the peasant movement spread and the houses of talukdars and merchants were attacked, bazaars were looted and grain boards were taken over.