Gonoo
Topic: The Revolt of 1857 · NCERT: Class 12, Ch 2 "Rebels and the Raj"
Meaning
Gonoo was a tribal cultivator (farmer) from Singhbhum in the Chotanagpur region. During the 1857 revolt he became a rebel leader of the Kol tribals there. He is an example of leadership that came from ordinary people, not only from kings, queens and big landlords.
Example
In 1857, while sepoys and princes led the revolt in places like Delhi and Kanpur, Gonoo led the Kols of Singhbhum, Chotanagpur, against British authority.
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