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8. What kind of settled cultivation did the Mundas of Chotanagpur practice?
9. Who were 'Dikus' for the tribals?
10. What made the East India Company venture into the forests of India?
11. How did the power and position of Tribal chiefs change as the British started taking over the forests?
12. What changes did the British bring to shifting cultivation?
13. What kind of Forest laws did the British make? What was their impact on the forest dwellers?
14. Why did the tribals dislike the traders and money lenders?
15. Describe how the tribals had to move out of the forests in search of work.
16. Who was Birsa Munda?
17. Describe the tribal revolt that Birsa Munda led in 1897.
18. How and when did the British finally managed to crush this revolt?
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Answer to Q.9 is:
Dikus were outsiders who were mostly traders, moneylenders, contractors, etc.. They were considered evil. They gave loss to the producers and sold the products at 5 times the actual price. They were the 'mediators ' . Not only the Dikus, British were also considered evil.
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Answer to Q.9 is:
Dikus were outsiders who were mostly traders, moneylenders, contractors, etc.. They were considered evil. They gave loss to the producers and sold the products at 5 times the actual price. They were the 'mediators ' . Not only the Dikus, British were also considered evil.
Please post your queries in separate threads in order to get quicker responses from our experts.
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