sentences:  Peasant farmers and labourers revolted against local feudal landlords ("jagirdars" and "deshmukhs"), who were ruling the villages known as samsthans.These samsthans were ruled mostly by Deshasthas, Reddys and Velama, known as "doralu".They ruled over the communities in the village and managed the tax collections (revenues) and owned almost all the land in that area.