Discuss the character of major tribal uprising in British India in the 19th century.
The tribals rose in rebellion against the Britishers due to the following reasons
Nature of Revolt:
In the 19th century, the tribals in different parts of our country stood against the British administration. These uprisings played a very significant role in the freedom struggle of the country.
Apparently, these tribals lived an isolated life away from the mainstream of the modern civilisation, yet they had belongingness with the common national cause of India.
These revolts were sometimes against the landlords and feudal lords as well as against the oppressive British Government officials. The nature of these revolts was agrarian and forest based because, agriculture and forests were their main livelihoods.
Their anger was against the exploitation by moneylenders and the petty government officials, normally over the land and forest rights. The British administration never took positive interest to uniformly develop their standard of living.
The tribal societies were influenced by the socio-political circumstances as well. Some leaders of the tribal societies took part in creating the wave of nationality and patriotism.
Most tribal movements occurred in North and North-East India and some occurred in the isolated regions of the South India. But due to the problem of non-availability of the study materials, lack of interpretation, lack of combined methodology, etc, the impact of these tribal uprising was limited.
The tribal revolts took different forms. It depend on the nature of grievances, sometimes it was reactionary, while on the other occasion, it was conservative and revolutionary.
The tribals rose in rebellion against the Britishers due to the following reasons
- New system of land revenue was introduced in their regions, and the products coming from the region were heavily taxed.
- British introduced a large number of middlemen (moneylenders, traders and revenue farmers) who took possession of tribal lands.
Nature of Revolt:
In the 19th century, the tribals in different parts of our country stood against the British administration. These uprisings played a very significant role in the freedom struggle of the country.
Apparently, these tribals lived an isolated life away from the mainstream of the modern civilisation, yet they had belongingness with the common national cause of India.
These revolts were sometimes against the landlords and feudal lords as well as against the oppressive British Government officials. The nature of these revolts was agrarian and forest based because, agriculture and forests were their main livelihoods.
Their anger was against the exploitation by moneylenders and the petty government officials, normally over the land and forest rights. The British administration never took positive interest to uniformly develop their standard of living.
The tribal societies were influenced by the socio-political circumstances as well. Some leaders of the tribal societies took part in creating the wave of nationality and patriotism.
Most tribal movements occurred in North and North-East India and some occurred in the isolated regions of the South India. But due to the problem of non-availability of the study materials, lack of interpretation, lack of combined methodology, etc, the impact of these tribal uprising was limited.
The tribal revolts took different forms. It depend on the nature of grievances, sometimes it was reactionary, while on the other occasion, it was conservative and revolutionary.