Question

1) what happened with the tribal chiefs when Britishers came to India?

2) what happened to the shifting cultivators when Britishers came to India?

3) what is forest law? How did forest laws impact the tribals?

4) what is the problem of tribals with the traders?

5) write very short note on Kol rebellion,Munda rebellion, and Santhal rebellion..​

Answer 1

1. After the arrival of the British, the tribal chiefs lost many of their administrative powers and had to follow the rules which were formulated by the British. ... Although the tribal chiefs were allowed to keep land titles, they were now unable to fulfil their traditional functions.

2. don't know

3. Many forests which supplied valuable timber were declared as reserved forests by the British. The tribals were not allowed to collect wood, fruits, hunt and practice shifting cultivation in these forests. This resulted in the loss of livelihood, poverty and hunger among the tribals.

4. Don't know

5. The Kol uprising, Kol rebellion, also known in British records as the Kol mutiny was a revolt of the adivasi Kol people of Chhota Nagpur during 1829-1839 as a reaction to economic exploitation brought on by the systems of land tenure and administration that had been introduced by the East India Company.