Question

Explain the reasons for the anger against the dikus.

Chapter-4(Tribals, Dikus and the vision of a golden age)​

Answer 1

Answer:

The tribals wanted to drive out the dikkus -missionaries,money lenders,Hindu landlord and the government because they saw them as the cause of their misery.

The following facts accounts for their anger against dikkus-

1.The land policies of the British were destroying their traditional land system.

2.Hindu landlords and money lenders were taking over their land.

3.missionaries were criticising their traditional culture.

Explanation:

Answer 2

Tribals were not happy with dikus who were considered as ‘outsiders’ by them. Tribals wanted to be shifting cultivators and not be peasant cultivators. The dikus were settling in at the tribals’ lands, wanting the latter to sell their lands or rent their lands at very high-interest rates. This made the tribals unhappy. Also, the tribal chiefs lost their administrative powers under British rule. Later, the tribals were evacuated from their lands, and they had to look for other livelihood options.