Question

Match the following events that took place in the course of the Birsa Movement.

• A. Birsa was rearrested
• B. War against British
• C. Birsa was released
• D. The movement began

Answer 1

Birsa Munda spearheaded the Birsa Movement. It began in 1895 when the tax exemption demanded by the tribals was denied by the British. Birsa was arrested but was released due to famines in 1897. In 1899, he declared war on the British which culminated with his rearrest in 1900.