The Santal Movement (1854-56) Hazaribag Chapter (original) (raw)

The Santal Movement, in two distinct but interrelated phases (1854-54 and 1855-56) with the sole objective of establishing 'self-rule', is an important chapter in the history of freedom movements organised against the East India Company's government in the country. In this movement, the phase of 1855-56 has engaged the attention of historians and other scholars more than the events during 1954-55, which still await their due places in history. In this regard, mention may be made of the Hazaribag chapter of the Santal movement before 1855-56 and its contribution to the movement. Though the Hazaribag chapter of the movement is not unknown, its centrality is not duly established on par with the 1855-56 phase. In this essay, an attempt is made to study the causes, organisation, leaders, British policy, and approach to deal with the Santals, as well as the course of events in the Hazaribag division.

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