The Mahishya community was reactivated as a result of the Mahishya peasant movement in Midnapore. They were given a clear sense of caste identity, and their caste unity was bolstered as a consequence. The financially successful Mahishyas realised that in order to get what they wanted, they would have to help the less fortunate members of their caste. In order to prevent them from having to rely on moneylenders from other castes during the crisis, the Mahishya Banking and Trading Company gave them loans. They developed amazing caste solidarity as a result, which averted any potential conflict between the high and lower classes within the community.
This specific quality contributed significantly to the Mahishya population's rise in nationalism consciousness and participation in national movements like Non-Cooperation Movement. Due to this caste solidarity, the Mahishya peasantry of South Western Bengal joined the local Mahishya jotedars, zamindars, or traders in the anti-colonial fight with great enthusiasm, unlike the zamindar-peasant conflict in eastern Bengal, which hindered the expansion of the nationalist movement. Such political mobilization also made it feasible for the Mahishyas to develop a sense of "peasant pride" and participate in Non-Cooperation Movement. One may argue that the movement solidified their caste-peasant identity, making their socioeconomic improvement thereafter conceivable.
Source: Indian Culture Portal