Struggle of Tawa Matsya Sangh

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Struggle of Tawa Matsya Sangh: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Reasons for Discrimination in India, Struggle of People for Equality, Struggle of Tawa Matsya Sangh & Achievements of Tawa Matsya Sangh etc.

Important Questions on Struggle of Tawa Matsya Sangh

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With Tawa Matsya Sangh, the fishermen were prospering. This was because they had established a _____ (bank/cooperative), that would buy fish from them at a fair price.

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Tawa Matsya Sangh is a federation of fishermen and forest dwellers who have been displaced in Madhya Pradesh.

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Inequality rises due to poverty.

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The newly formed Tawa Matsya Sangh organised rallies and a chakka jam (road blockade).

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A dam is built across a river at sites where one can collect a lot of water to build a reservoirs. 

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Construction of dams leads to the area been declared as sanctuaries for animals and people are displaced. 

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Omprakash Valmiki was asked to sweep the school yard because he was a Brahmin.

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The Tawa Matsya Sangha is in Maharashtra.

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_____ is a federation of fisher workers cooperatives.

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 People live in _____ (village/slums) are often uprooted for the development of the city.

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_____ (Dalits/ women)are still forced to work in low-income jobs like sanitation.

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Lack of government support lead to the _____ ((privatisation/ liberalisation) of expensive healthcare.

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Fishing rights were given back to the tawa dam displaced villagers.

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Lack of resources is a not a reason of muslim girls dropping out school.

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Women’s work is always considered less valuable than a man.

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Social discrimination is good for some communities.

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Tehri Dam is situated in Uttrakhand.

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The _____ (privatisation/ development) of health and other services in the country is affecting the poor.

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The construction of Tawa dam was completed in 1978.

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Muslims form 27.8% of the India’s population.