Question

How did different groups of people interpret the idea of swaraj??
Pls answer for 3marks only

Answer 1

(i)Spread of education and a share in the administration of the country was swaraj for the middle class. (ii)Reduction in land revenue was swaraj for farmers. Reduction of rent was swaraj for landless peasants. (iii)Tribals wanted to get back their traditional rights over forests. They wanted to use forests for animal rearing, fruits collection ,firewood collection and shifting cultivation. IV)Freedom to visit their native places and free movement in and out of plantations was Swaraj for the plantation workers.