Question

How did colonial rule affect on the lives of the tribals

Answer 1

The tribal groups were considered important people, because it is they who controlled their territories. Under the British rule they lose their administrative power and were forced to follow law made by British officials in India.

Before the British arrived, tribal chiefs were important people; they had some money and the right to manage their lands and people.

But under the British rule, they lost much of their powers and were asked to discipline their tribe on behalf of the British government.

This subjugation meant that the tribal chiefs lost the authority among their people, and gradually also the will to fulfil their traditional functions.

Answer 2

Africans were belittled in the sense that they were not allowed in decision making.
It brought in indirect rule