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MPSC Rajyaseva 2020 GS Paper 1 — Question 9

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23 मे, 1945 रोजी उंबरगाव तालूकातील झरी येथील आदिवासींच्या परिषदेत भाषण करून वेठबिगारी संपवा असे कोणी सांगितले ? / Who gave a speech at the conference of aboriginals at Zari in Umbargaon Taluka on 23rd May, 1945 and asked them to end the practice of Forced Labour ?

1)कमा रणदिवे / Kama Randive
2)गोदावरी परुळेकर / Godavari Parulekar
3)शामराव परुळेकर / Shamrao Parulekar✓ Correct
4)देवजी तांडेल / Devji Tandel

At the Adivasi conference at Zari in Umbargaon taluka on 23 May 1945, it was Shamrao Parulekar who addressed the tribals and called on them to end forced labour (veth-bigari). This conference marked the start of the Warli uprising that he led together with Godavari Parulekar.

🏛️ The Maharashtra angle

Relates to the historic tribal struggles in the Thane-Umbergam region of Maharashtra.

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