The tribals bravely opposed the ruthless British, though, they were brutally crushed by the British. The main reason behind the failure of these uprisings was ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE TRIBAL UPRISINGS The achievements of the tribal uprising were
CHAPTER 4 – PEASANT AND TRIBAL MOVEMENT
Western India also witnessed tribal unrest, which expressed itself in the following ways BHIL UPRISING (1817-19) The Bhils were mostly concentrated in the hill ranges of Khandesh. The British occupation of Khandesh in 1818 enraged the Bhils because they were suspicious of outsiders’ incursion into their territory. It was believed […]
Small and big uprisings sprang in Eastern India from the beginning of the colonial regime. A few of these were as follow KHASI UPRISING (1829-1832) Khasi were hill tribes who lived in the region between the Garo and Jaintia hills. In 1783, they broke out the open rebellion against the […]
The regulation of tribal areas, imposition of high land revenue, and taxation of tribal products led to resentment of the tribes, who considered it as undesirable interference in their economic life. Interference in the tribal religion and culture by Christian missionaries was another area of their grievance. The incessant exploitation […]
It was founded in Lucknow in 1936 with Sahajanand Saraswati as its first President. Its main demands included a 50% reduction in revenue rents, full occupancy right to tenants, abolition of beggar and restoration of customary forest rights, abolition of zamindari, etc. It involved prominent leaders like NG Ranga, Pandit […]
The Gadkaris were the hereditary servants of the Marathas. Gadkaris were displeased by the British on account of arbitrary methods of land revenue collection from service and placing of their land under the supervision of mamlatdars. The revolt was abolished after much material loss and bloodshed THE SANYASI REBELLION (1763-1800) […]
The Act of 1859, provided Ryots with immunity from eviction. Landlords enhanced rent through the imposition of a variety of always (cesses). The attempts of zamindars to annihilate the tenants newly gal, acquired occupancy rights and convert them into tenants at Will, through forcibly written agreement resulted in harassment and […]
When the elites of the Indian society were busy initiating religious and social reforms to change their society from within in order to answer the moralistic critiques of the West, the rural society was responding to the imposition of Colonial rule in an entirely different way, with resistance and defiance […]