Bhil was an aboriginal tribe. The Bhil Uprising happened in the Khandesh region. The Bhils revolted against the East India Company and the hardships suffered in agriculture in the new regime.
Women participated quite actively in the Indian national movement. They participated in the boycott of foreign goods, picketing of liquor shops, non-payment of taxes, and so on. All of the above movements drew women out from the seclusion of home.