Remba rebellion
2022 APR 25
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Modern Indian History > Stages of the struggle > Tribal uprisings
About Remba rebellion:
- The Rampa Rebellion of 1922, also known as the Manyam Rebellion, was a tribal uprising, led by Alluri Sitarama Raju in Godavari Agency of Madras Presidency, British India.
- It began in 1922 and lasted until 1924.
- It was fought against British as a protest to the 1882 Madras Forest Act in Visakhapatnam.
- As per the Act, tribal people were restricted on the free movement in the forest areas and prevented them from engaging in their traditional Podu (shifting) cultivation and use of the forest for firewood.
- The revolted was lasted till Alluri Sita Rama Raju shot dead by the British forces in Mampa village of Visakhapatnam in 1924.
PRACTICE QUESTION:
Alluri Sitarama Raju, who led struggle against colonial rulers, was associated with:
(a) Sannyasi rebellion
(b) Rampa Rebellion
(c) Ahom Revolt
(d) Munda Rebellion
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