States in India are based on both linguistic and non-linguistic grounds. Keeping this statement in mind, what do you think was the reason that led to the emergence of the states, like Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → These states are result of Tribal movements
Option (1) These states are result of linguistic policy — Incorrect. Many States were redrawn on linguistic lines, but not all. In the creation of the three new States of 2000, Chhatisgarh, Uttaranchal and Jharkhand, language did not play a prominent role.
Option (2) These states are result of Tribal movements — Correct. For these States, a combination of ethnicity based on tribal identity, language, regional deprivation and ecology provided the basis for intense regionalism resulting in statehood. Jharkhand, carved out of south Bihar in 2000, is the example of a tribal movement with more than a century of resistance behind it, led in its early years by Birsa Munda.
NCERT (2025-26): “6.2 Regionalism in the Indian Context … Language coupled with regional and tribal identity – and not religion – has therefore provided the most powerful instrument for the formation of ethnonational identity in India. However, this does not mean that all linguistic communities have got statehood. For instance, in the creation of three new states in 2000, namely Chhatisgarh, Uttaranchal and Jharkhand, language did not play a prominent role. Rather, a combination of ethnicity based on tribal identity, language, regional deprivation and ecology provided the basis for intense regionalism resulting in statehood.…” “…Jharkhand is one of the newly formed states of India, carved out of south Bihar in the year 2000. Behind the formation of this state lies more than a century of resistance. The social movement for Jharkhand had a charismatic leader in Birsa Munda, an adivasi who led a major uprising against the British.…” |