History
Rebellion in the Forest
Practice questions
Customs like devsari, dand and man challenge which assumption of colonial forest control?How does the Bastar belief that land was given by the Earth deepen the political meaning of the rebellion?Grain given by each household to the forest watchman is evidence of what type of local institution?How do Bastar's councils of elders explain the social background of the rebellion?Why did the 1905 reservation plan create insecurity in Bastar society?What was the political message of the large proposed reserved area in Bastar?Why should the forest village system be seen as controlled concession rather than full rights?Moving villages without notice or compensation reveals which aspect of colonial rule?How did the famines of 1899-1900 and 1907-08 work in the background of the Bastar rebellion?What is the analytical significance of saying the rebellion began from the Kanger forest area?The participation of the Dhurwa community highlights which nature of the Bastar rebellion?Why is Gunda Dhur's leadership seen as based more on popular acceptance than formal office?Gunda Dhur not being captured shows which limit of colonial control?What type of political language is created by the combined use of mango branch, chillies, earth and arrows?The spread of symbolic messages from village to village shows which capacity of the rebellion?Attacks on bazaars expressed which criticism of local economic experience?How does redistribution of grain show the social vision of the rebellion?Targeting government offices, police stations and schools together shows opposition to which structure?Targeting police stations challenged which image of law in the Bastar rebellion?How can attacks on schools be linked with the cultural side of colonial power?