From PSC Point of view (Smart Worker) Protest from Kurichiyas and Kurumbars of Wynad against the British Government’s policy of collecting revenue from them in cash rather than in kind. Led By : Rama nambi. For Scholars and Researchers( Not for Studying) After the suppression of the Pazhassi rebellion, Wynad was brought under strict surveillance of the British and the Kurichyas and Kurumbas, two aboriginal tribal communities who were the main supporters and militiamen of Pazhassi Raja, were subjected to untold abuses and privations. They were left to languish in enforced poverty and the revenue officials and military men made their life a veritable hell. The most grievous injury to the life of these tribal came from the new revenue settlements effected by Thomas Warden after the Pazhassi Rebellion. It created havoc in the economic life of Wynad and lay waste the whole valley, driving the inhabitants from destitution to mad fury. T.H. Baber has noted that it
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