What were people initiatives in resisting british rule

British colonial rule had a tremendous impact on all sections of Indian society. Can

you imagine being ruled by some strangers year after year? No, we cannot. Most

of US were BORN after 1947 when India had already become independent. Do you

know when the British conquered India and colonised its economy they faced stiff

resistance from the people. There were a series of CIVIL rebellions. These rebellions

were led by RULERS who were deposed by the Britishers, ex-officials of the conquered

Indian states, impoverished zamindars and poligars. It brought together people

having different ethnic, religious and class background against the British rule. In this

lesson, we will read about some important popular uprisings, their nature and

significance. We will also read about the uprising of 1857 which had a major impact

on our National Movement.