Question

In the British period, what new opportunities opened up for people who came from castes that regarded as "low"?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Many new opportunities for the people belonging to lower castes came up during the British period. They worked in municipal corporations as sweepers and sewage cleaners. They also involved in the building of roads, digging of drains etc.

Answer 2

Answer:

These opportunities were as follows:

(i) Christian missionaries began setting up schools for tribal groups and lower-caste children. These children were thus equipped with some resources to make their way into a changing world.

(ii) Job opportunities were opening up in the cities. There was work in the factories that were coming up and jobs in municipalities.

(iii) The demands of labor as diggers, carriers, coolies, sewage cleaners, bricklayers, palanquin bearers, sweepers, rickshaw pullers increased.