Question

Write short note on Tribal Movement.

Answer 1

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There is enough literature on tribal movements in India. We have mentioned earlier that in social anthropology tribal movements have been humped together with peasant movements. This thesis has been contested by K.S. Singh. However, there are social anthropologists and sociologists who do not agree with Singh.

For instance, Kathleen Gough and A.R. Desai argue that the tribals today have virtually be­come peasants. And, therefore, their problems and issues cannot be separated from the general peasantry. Whatever may be the argu­ments, the fact remains that the tribals have not remained silent all through the periods of history.

Their resistance has been quite active. K.S. Singh has edited two volumes on Tribal Movements in India (1982-83). He divides the movements into three phases. The first phase was between 1795 and 1860, and coincided with the rise, expansion and establishment of the British Empire.


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Answer 2

Tribal movement

Explanation:

Tribals movements are basically ethnic in nature. The agriculture based tribal people were forced to leave their lands  by the money lenders and the Zamindars or the revenue officials.

The Tribal people were not only exploited by the zamindars and the money lenders but their lands were snatched by them whenever they failed to pay back their loans.

The lives of the tribal people was very miserable. In 1850 the Khond Tribe under the leadership of Bisoi started the movement.