ALLURI SITARAMA RAJU-
In News: Prime Minister to unveil Alluri Sitarama Raju’s
statue in
Andhra Pradesh to celebrate
125th birth anniversary.
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Birthplace: Mogallu village in West Godavari district.
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He is referred to as Manyam Veerudu (Hero of the Jungles) by the local people.
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To safeguard the interests tribal communities: He fought against British in the
Eastern Ghats region
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Opposed Madras Forest Act, 1882 which prohibited tribes from indulging in
podu (shift cultivation) and
usurped their right to collect minor forest produce.
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With reference to the history of India,
Ulgulan or the
Great Tumult is the description of which of the following events? (
UPSC CSE 2020)
(a) The Revolt of 1857
(b) The Mappila Rebellion of 1921
(c) The Indigo Revolt of 1859-60
(d) Birsa Munda’s Revolt of 1899-1900JOIN https://t.me/KBsIAS
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