History
Rebellion in the Forest
Practice questions
Why can the Bastar rebellion be seen not merely as a violent event but as a forest rights movement?The Bastar rebellion of 1910 was most closely linked against which colonial policy?What is indicated by the British plan to reserve about two thirds of Bastar forests?Why were forests not only economic resources for the people of Bastar?Why is Gunda Dhurs role considered important in the Bastar rebellion?What does the use of symbolic objects in the Bastar rebellion show?What does the initiative of people from the Kanger forest area show in the Bastar rebellion?Sending mango bough earth chillies and arrows together was linked with which purpose?What does targeting police stations and government places in the Bastar rebellion indicate?Targeting houses of traders and officials shows the rebels anger against what?Looting markets in the Bastar rebellion was linked with which socio economic discontent?Distribution of looted grain among the poor in the Bastar rebellion indicates what?Why can targeting schools in the Bastar rebellion be considered an important sign?Why did restrictions on shifting cultivation due to forest reservation affect Bastar society?How did control over forest products affect the livelihood of Bastar people?What does the mention of Muria Gonds Maria Gonds Dhurwas Bhatras and Halbas show?The belief in Bastar that land was like a gift from the Earth was linked with what?Why did the British plan to reserve forests clash with local religious and social beliefs?How does the method of spreading messages in the Bastar rebellion show organisation without modern communication?How can the Bastar rebellion be understood as a clash between local and colonial power?