Who was Surontiko Samin? What did he do?

Who was Surontiko Samin? What did he do?

Ans.

(i) Surontiko Samin was a villager who lived in the Randublatung village, in Indonesia.

(ii) He started a movement questioning state ownership of forests. The movement gained momentum. By 1907, 3,000 families were following his ideas.

(iii) People protested by lying down on their land when the Dutch came to survey it, others refused to pay taxes, fines or perform any labour.