Author: Dasgupta, Atis Kumar
Title: The Fakir and Sannyasi Uprisings
Description: Calcutta, K.P. Bagchi & Co. 1992. orig. cloth. 22x14cm, x,141 pp. Rubberstamp to title-page.. Minor rubbing. Some top page-edge soil. VG. ¶ Foreword by Barun De. A history of insurgency by fakirs and sannyasis against the incursion of the East India Company in Bengal, in the wake of the famine in 1769. Contents: Social backround; Unfolding of contradictions; Early uprisings and the famine; Post-famine uprisings; Tactical & organizational aspects; Decline & aftermath; Conclusion.

Keywords: Indian Colonial History, Bengal, India South Asia, Fakir Uprising, Sannyasi Sannyasis, Fakirs, Insurgency, ,