RAS question
The Bhil agitation centred on Dungarpur and Banswara, remembered with the Mangarh context, was led by which leader?
Correct answer: (B) Govind Guru.
Govind Guru led the Bhil agitation associated with the Dungarpur-Banswara belt and the Mangarh context.
Explanation
Govind Guru, also recorded as Govind Giri, is the leader linked to this Bhil agitation. The Press Information Bureau account of the Mangarh Dham event repeatedly places Govind Guru at the centre of Mangarh's memory: Mangarh Dham is connected with his struggles, thoughts and ideals; he fought the British government's exploitation of tribal society; and his Samp Sabha and Bhagat followers form part of this context. This fits the stem's Dungarpur-Banswara and Mangarh framing, so option B is the supported answer. The point of the question is not merely to identify a tribal leader, but to distinguish Govind Guru's Mangarh-linked movement from other Rajasthan reform or tribal mobilisation contexts.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Motilal Tejawat is linked with the later Eki movement, while this stem asks for the Mangarh-linked Bhil agitation centred on the Dungarpur-Banswara belt.
- (C) Mangarh's memory centres on Govind Guru's struggles, teachings, Samp Sabha and Bhagat followers, not on Bhogilal Pandya.
- (D) Manikyalal Verma is not the leader tied to the Mangarh tribal struggle; Govind Guru is the figure associated with that context.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan’s tribal movements within the history and culture syllabus, especially the association between leaders and regional agitation centres. It recurs in RAS because Mangarh is a high-yield Rajasthan tribal-history marker where candidates often confuse Govind Guru with other reform leaders.