Question

what accounts for the anger of the tribals against the dikus ?

Answer 1

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⏩According to the tribal society, Diku is meant for an outsider or who does not belong to the society like moneylenders, traders, zamidar, contractors, British etc.

⏩The tribal people practiced shifting cultivation but the British forced them to follow settled agriculture.

⏩The introduction of land settlement had an adverse effect on the traditional joint ownership structure. This created great unrest among the tribals.

Answer 2

Tribals were not happy with dikus who were considered as ‘outsiders’ by them. Tribals wanted to be shifting cultivators and not be peasant cultivators. The dikus were settling in at the tribals’ lands, wanting the latter to sell their lands or rent their lands at very high-interest rates. This made the tribals unhappy. Also, the tribal chiefs lost their administrative powers under British rule. Later, the tribals were evacuated from their lands, and they had to look for other livelihood options.