Which of the following is correct in respect of Paharias and Santhals during the Colonial Rule:

Paharia: Shifting Cultivation Santhals: Shifting Agriculture Paharia: Settled Agriculture Santhals: Wheat and Rice

Paharia: Shifting Cultivation

Santhals were pouring into the area of Paharias living in Rajmahal Hills, clearing forests, cutting down timber, ploughing land and growing rice and cotton. As the lower hills were taken over by Santhal settlers, the Paharias receded deeper into the Rajmahal hills. If Paharia life was symbolised by the hoe, which they used for shifting cultivation, the settlers came to represent the power of the plough. The battle between the hoe and the plough was a long one.