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East India Company

Bhaugulpoor Tales

As East India Company rule grew and Diwani rights came to be enforced, Paharias and Santhals found themselves without their right to live in the forest areas, nor get the advantage of forest produce. In due course of time, they became rebellious. In 1784, the Company began their crackdown on the tribals, those original inhabitants of forests whom we today speak of as the Adivasis