Rebellion – The Choice of the Deprived

The cause caught between the colonial British government and the local leader they had eventually two alternatives, of rebellion or migration. This paper discusses which path the tribal people choose and why. Revolt is by its very nature an open and public event, and is indeed a collective enterprise.  Throughout this work the term revolt is usedto1879-80RampaUprising.Rampaanditsadjacenthillsassumed describe the historical significance for being the site of a major tribal revolt that occurred during 1922-24 under the leadership of Alluri Seetaramaraju. Rampa at present in East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh state, came under British in 1766 and formed part of the then Godavari district in Madras presidency. Absence of roads, unhealthy tracts, and oppressive temperature prevented the penetration of people from plains, and ensured the inhabitants of these areas relative diverse tribal groups.