Social StudiesClass 8CBSE
Q
What accounts for the anger of the tribals against the dikus?
A
Tribals were not happy with the dikus who were considered as ‘outsiders’ by them. The 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 the British rule. Later, the tribals were evacuated from their lands, and they had to look for other livelihood options.