Which of the following statements best highlights the significance of Birsa Munda’s Ulgulan Movement in the context of tribal resistance during British colonial rule?
It demanded the restoration of tribal land rights and challenged the dikus.
Birsa Munda's Ulgulan ('Great Tumult', 1899-1900) in the Chotanagpur region (present Jharkhand) was a revolt against the breakdown of the Munda khuntkatti (joint landholding) system.
Birsa targeted the dikus (outsiders such as moneylenders, traders, zamindars and contractors) along with British officials and missionaries, and called for the restoration of tribal rights over land and forests.
The movement was crushed and Birsa died in Ranchi jail in June 1900, so no Munda Raj was established under the Crown. It did not aim at converting missionaries, and it was not confined to religious reform: its impact led the British to pass the Chotanagpur Tenancy Act, 1908, which protected tribal land and recognised khuntkatti rights.
Hence, the Ulgulan is significant because it demanded the restoration of tribal land rights and challenged the dikus.
Important Questions from Modern Indian History
Which of the following sea ports declined after the emergence of East India Company?
Detention of political prisoners without trial for two years was a feature of:
The place where Dandi Salt March happened lies in the present-day state of:
Arrange the following events in chronological order and select correct option from those given below.
1. Death of Chandrashekhar Azad
2. Kakori Conspiracy
3. Formation of Indian National Army by Mohan Singh
4. The Champaran Satyagraha
Who gave "Mahatma" to Mahatma Gandhi?
