Kapil Kumar's research on peasant struggles and theirrelationshipwith the
national movement takes into account themyriadcomplexities involved in order to
understand thecontemporaryrealities that confront rural India. He argues
thatthere was adefinite move by the dominant leaders, big businessesand
thelanded aristocracy to suppress the peasants-an approach verymuchstill in
practice today. Hence, the need for ahistoricalperspective.