Social Movement and Its Various Faces
What is social movement and its different faces Different type s of social movements are peasant movement, tribal movement, dalit movement, women’s movement.
Tribal movements were basically directed to preserve the tribal identity. Tribal people over the years where in danger due to intrusion of external people affecting the social, political and geo-economical position of the tribes. There were about seventy tribal movements from 1778 to 1947. Some of the major tribal movements were Jharkhand movement, Santhal rebellion (1855-57), khasi uprising, kuki uprising, birsa munda movement, (1895-1900), Tana bhagat movement (1915-1920).
The present state – Jharkhand
Jharkhand is a state in eastern India. The name Jharkhand means “the Land of Forests”. It has an area of 79714 sq km. the capital city is Ranchi and sub capital is dumka while Jamshedpur is the largest and biggest industrial city of the state.
Jharkhand became a separate state on November 15, 2000 as a result of a number of peoples movements. The Jharkhand identity and the demand for autonomy was not only based on the uniqueness of its tribal cultural heritage but was also the result of the failure of development policy to intervene in socio-economic conditions of the adivasis and non-adivasis in the region.
According to the 1991 census, the state has a population of over 20 million out of which 28% is tribal while 12% of the people belong to scheduled castes. Jharkhand has 24 districts, 212 blocks and 32,620 villages out of which only 45% are electrified while only 8,484 are connected by roads. Jharkhand is the leading producer of mineral wealth in the country after Chhattisgarh state, endowed as it is with vast variety of minerals like iron ore, coal, copper ore, mica, bauxite, graphite, limestone, and uranium. Jharkhand is also known for its vast forest resources.
Jharkhand movement
The history of the Jharkhand movement should be traced back to the introduction of the British rule in India.
Tribal movements were basically directed to preserve the tribal identity. Tribal people over the years where in danger due to intrusion of external people affecting the social, political and geo-economical position of the tribes. There were about seventy tribal movements from 1778 to 1947. Some of the major tribal movements were Jharkhand movement, Santhal rebellion (1855-57), khasi uprising, kuki uprising, birsa munda movement, (1895-1900), Tana bhagat movement (1915-1920).
The present state – Jharkhand
Jharkhand is a state in eastern India. The name Jharkhand means “the Land of Forests”. It has an area of 79714 sq km. the capital city is Ranchi and sub capital is dumka while Jamshedpur is the largest and biggest industrial city of the state.
Jharkhand became a separate state on November 15, 2000 as a result of a number of peoples movements. The Jharkhand identity and the demand for autonomy was not only based on the uniqueness of its tribal cultural heritage but was also the result of the failure of development policy to intervene in socio-economic conditions of the adivasis and non-adivasis in the region.
According to the 1991 census, the state has a population of over 20 million out of which 28% is tribal while 12% of the people belong to scheduled castes. Jharkhand has 24 districts, 212 blocks and 32,620 villages out of which only 45% are electrified while only 8,484 are connected by roads. Jharkhand is the leading producer of mineral wealth in the country after Chhattisgarh state, endowed as it is with vast variety of minerals like iron ore, coal, copper ore, mica, bauxite, graphite, limestone, and uranium. Jharkhand is also known for its vast forest resources.
Jharkhand movement
The history of the Jharkhand movement should be traced back to the introduction of the British rule in India.