Fill in the blanks
1)Birsa grew up around the forest of____.
2)Birsa had heard tales of Munda uprising where,sirdaras talked of_____age by revolting
against ____.
3)Mundas believed themselves as the original settlers of land and fought for their lands____.
4)Birsa spent his time in the company of___preacher.
5) ____ ruined the way of life of Mundas according to Birsa.
6)Birsa was arrested by the British on the charge of______.
7)____was raised as the symbol of Birsa Raj by the Birsa's followers.
Answer the following questions:-
1)What was the concept of 'Satyug' talked by Birsa?
2)Why were British officials worried of Birsa
Movement?
3)How did Birsa conduct his revolt against the Dikus?
4) What was the significance of Birsa Movement?
Answers
Answer:
1) Birsa grew up around the forest of__bohonda__.
2) Birsa had heard tales of Munda uprising where, sirdaras talked of__golden___age by revolting against __missionaries and hindu landlords__
3) Mundas believed themselves as the original settlers of land and fought for their lands_reminding people of the need to win their land back___.
4)Birsa spent his time in the company of_a prominent Vaishnav__preacher.
5) _drinking of liquor and believing in witchcraft and socery___ ruined the way of life of Mundas according to Birsa.
6) Birsa was arrested by the British on the charge of__the Birsa movement____.
7) _a white flag__was raised as the symbol of Birsa Raj by the Birsa's followers.
Answer the following:-
1) What was the concept of 'Satyug' talked by Birsa?
Birsa Munda's vision of a golden age was a satyug (the age of truth) – when Mundas would live a good life, construct embankments, tap natural springs, plant trees and orchards, practise cultivation to earn their living. They will not kill their brethren and relatives.
2)Why were British officials worried of Birsa Movement?
What worried British officials most was the political aim of the Birsa movement, for it wanted to drive out missionaries, moneylenders, Hindu landlords, and the government and set up a Munda Raj with Birsa at its head. The movement identified all these forces as the cause of the misery the Mundas were suffering.
3) How did Birsa conduct his revolt against the Dikus?
The aim of Birsa movement was that it wanted to drive out Thousands became the followers of Birsa. A movement began under the leadership of Birsa; the political aims of the Birsa Movement were to drive out Christian missionaries, moneylenders, Hindu landlords, and the government, and to set up a Munda Raj.
4) What was the significance of Birsa Movement?
The Birsa movement was significant in two ways: (i)It forced the colonial government to introduce laws so that the land of the tribals could not easily be taken over by dikus. (ii)It showed once again that the tribal people had the capacity to protest against injustice and express their anger against colonial rule.
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