Question

Who were the two leaders of the Santhals in their revolt against the British?
What were their major grievances? 4

Answer 1

The two leaders were Sidhu and Kanhu Murmu.

The British fought many wars against tribal of Chhotanagpur and Santhal Pargana for almost 100 years. They were unable to deal with continuous grievances of tribal against usurpation of their land rights. With the passage of time, the violence started getting lethal and spread like wildfire.