Question
Cocoons were bought from the Santhals and sold by the traders at five times the purchase price.
Solution
A. TRUE
Cocoons were bought from the Santhals and sold by the traders at five times the purchase price.
Cocoons were bought from the Santhals and sold by the traders at five times the purchase price.
Birsa urged his followers to purify themselves, give up drinking liquor and stop believing in witchcraft and sorcery.
The British wanted to preserve the tribal way of life.
What problems did shifting cultivators face under British rule?
How did the powers of tribal chiefs change under colonial rule?
What accounts for the anger of the tribals against the dikus?
What was Birsa’s vision of a golden age? Why do you think such a vision appealed to the people of the region?
The Khonds belonged to
British officials saw these settled tribal groups as more civilised than hunter-gatherers
Vaishnav preachers were the worshippers of
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