The Ramosi uprisings of the 19th century (including the rising led by Umaji Naik in the 1820s) took place in:

The Ramosi uprisings took place in western Maharashtra, in the region around Pune, Satara and the Western Ghats.

Who were the Ramosis?

The Ramosis were a community of western Maharashtra, who had served as village watchmen and as soldiers in the armies of the Marathas.

After the fall of the Peshwa and the British conquest of the Maratha territories (1818), many Ramosis lost their employment and their lands.

Many of them took to banditry and became rebels against the British.

The uprisings:

• In 1822, the Ramosis under their leader Chittur Singh revolted and plundered the country around Satara.
• In 1825-1826, the Ramosis rose again under Umaji Naik (Raje Umaji Naik), who led a long campaign against the British.
• Umaji Naik is regarded as one of the early freedom fighters of Maharashtra; he issued proclamations against British rule.
• The British offered rewards and also tried to win over the Ramosis by giving them land and recruiting them into the hill police.
• Umaji Naik was captured and hanged in 1832.
• The Ramosis continued to rise in rebellion at various times during the 19th century.

NCERT on peasant and tribal revolts:

NCERT notes that in the 19th century, many groups, such as tribals and peasants, rose against British rule, as their lands, livelihoods and traditional rights were threatened.

Other uprisings of Maharashtra:

• The Bhil uprisings in Khandesh (1817-1819 and later).
• The Koli uprisings in the Western Ghats.
• The Deccan Riots of 1875 against moneylenders.

Why not the other options?

• ✗Malabar, Chota Nagpur and Assam saw other uprisings.