RBSE Class 8 Social Science Notes History Chapter 4 Tribals, Dikus and the Vision of a Golden Age

These comprehensive RBSE Class 8 Social Science Notes History Chapter 4 Tribals, Dikus and the Vision of a Golden Age will give a brief overview of all the concepts.

RBSE Class 8 Social Science Notes History Chapter 4 Tribals, Dikus and the Vision of a Golden Age

→ By the nineteenth century, tribal people in different parts of India were involved in a variety of activities.

→ Some tribal communities did (jhum) shifting cultivation, some tribal groups were hunters and gathers, some herded animals. There were also some tribal groups who took to settled cultivation.

→ Many problems arose to tribals from colonial rule. There were many changes in their way of living

→ With the arrival of the British, the functions and powers of the tribal chiefs changed considerably.

→ An attempt was made to settle the jhum cultivators permanently. Although the British were not completely successful in this.

→ The life of the tribal groups, was directly connected to the forest but the British extended their control all over the forest. This created many problems for the tribals.

→ Through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, tribal groups in different parts of the country rebelled against their exploitations.

→ Birsa Munda in Chottanagpur led the revolt of the Munda tribe.