Q. Who were Diku as per the Santhals?
Answer:
The outsiders
Notes: The Santhals resented the oppression
by revenue officials, police,
moneylenders, landlords in general by
the outsiders (whom they called Diku).
The Santhals under Sidhu and Kanhu rose up against their oppressors,
declared the end of the Company’s rule in 1854.