how was the movement started by Birsa significant
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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.
Birsa started a movement called 'Ulgulan', or 'The Great Tumult'. His struggle against the exploitation and discrimination against tribals led to a big hit against the British government in the form of the Chotanagpur Tenancy Act being passed in 1908.The Birsa movement was significant in two ways: It forced the colonial government to introduce laws so that the land of the tribals could not easily be taken over by dikus. It showed once again that the tribal people had the capacity to protest against injustice and express their anger against colonial rule.