Desribe the reason for the forest rebellion in baster 1919? How did the british react to rebellion
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Causes of Bastar rebellion;
1)The proposal act of 1905,by the government to reserve the two-thirds of the forest and stop shifting cultivation,collection of forest produce and hunting.
2)Occurrence of terrible famine in 1899-1900 and again 1907-1908 which made the condition worst ultimately turned in rebellion.
3)Displacement of the villagers without any notice.
4)Some villages were allowed to stay in the reserved forest on the condition that they worked free from the forest departments in cutting and transporting trees and protecting the forest from fire.
5)Villagers had to suffer from increased land rents and frequent demands for free labour and goods by colonial officials.
Results of Bastar rebellion;
-There was reduction in the area to be reserved roughly half of that planned before 1910.
-In a major victory for the rebels,work on reservation was temporarily suspended.
The rebellion of Bastar in 1910 was caused by a combination of various factors. The moves of the colonial government pave the way for the Bastar rebellion in the following ways:
The moves included displacement, increased land rent and demands for free labour and goods.
The most important reason was the attitude of the colonial government which wanted to subjugate the people and destroy their way of living by taking over their lands.
In 1905,the colonial government proposed the reservation of 2/3rd of the forest area and stop shifting cultivation, hunting and collection of forest produce.
Those who were allowed to stay in the reserved areas had to work for the forest department.
The British ultimately put the rebellion down by employing heavy force.