The central Gondwana pact of India hosted native tribal for centuries but British emergence led to unrest & conflicts

British introduced commercialization of agriculture

Tribals were historic residence but did not hold permits

Eviction eviction by Britishers led to unrest

Market economy did not allow tribals to use forest produce like timber etc.

Tribals forced to work as plantation workers

Faced both economic as well as sexual exploitation

Missionaries involved in religious conversions

Traditional agro religious practice of tribals like to naturalism regarded by British as hoax

Forced assimilation efforts of British

Traditional knowledge & use of forest products like herbs cutabad caused resentment

Traditional knowledge & use of forest products like herbs cutabad → caused resentment

Tribals forced to work as plantation workers

Faced both economic as well as sexual exploitation

Missionaries involved in religious conversions

Traditional agro religious practice of tribals like to naturalism regarded by British as hoax

Forced assimilation efforts of British

Reason for limited success

lacked guns

Tribals fought for local exploitation

British fought for complete colonization

British army based on proper structure

— Prateek Joshi · AIR 1