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Prateek JoshiAIR 1· 2024

Question Q12Causes of Tribal UnrestGS1GS1

The central Gondwana pact of India hosted native tribal for centuries but British emergence led to unrest & conflicts

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Introduction

The central Gondwana pact of India hosted native tribal for centuries but British emergence led to unrest & conflicts

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Main Body

1Tribals lost title rights over land
British introduced commercialization of agriculture
Tribals were historic residence but did not hold permits
Eviction eviction by Britishers led to unrest
2Use rights of Forest Products curbed
Market economy did not allow tribals to use forest produce like timber etc.
3North-East regions exploiting Work Practices
Tribals forced to work as plantation workers
Faced both economic as well as sexual exploitation
4Tinkering with Tribal culture
Missionaries involved in religious conversions
Traditional agro religious practice of tribals like to naturalism regarded by British as hoax
Forced assimilation efforts of British
Traditional knowledge & use of forest products like herbs cutabad caused resentment
Traditional knowledge & use of forest products like herbs cutabadcaused resentment
3North-East regions exploiting Work Practices
Tribals forced to work as plantation workers
Faced both economic as well as sexual exploitation
4Tinkering with Tribal culture
Missionaries involved in religious conversions
Traditional agro religious practice of tribals like to naturalism regarded by British as hoax
Forced assimilation efforts of British

Reason for limited success

1Poor level of technology
lacked guns
2Non-unified Ideology
Tribals fought for local exploitation
British fought for complete colonization
3Organizational Strength Weak
British army based on proper structure
4Traditional Warfare Practices like Guerrilla warfare not effective at large scale despite the losses, Tribal movement helped in bringing subalttern tribals to the mainstream & made them active stakeholders in later national movements.
261 words11 paragraphs
  • Well-structured multi-point answer
  • Covers economic, social, and cultural dimensions of tribal unrest
  • Clear cause-effect linkage between British policies and tribal grievances

Topper

Prateek Joshi

AIR 12024

Subject & Paper

GS1GS1

Topic

Modern Indian History

Tribal Movements

Writing Stats

280

Total words

11

Paragraphs

Analytical and structured

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