The following were the features of the Gudem Hills rebellion.
(a) It was a guerrilla militant movement initiated by Alluri Sitaram Raju against the colonial misrule.
(b) This rebellion was against preventing the forest people from entering the forests for grazing cattle, collecting fuelwood and fruits. It denied them their traditional rights over the forests and affected their livelihoods.
(c) The tribal people were also forced to do begar for road building which enraged the forest people.
The tribal people took the following steps to gain swaraj.
(a) Alluri Sitaram Raju inspired by Gandhiji and his Non-Cooperation Movement persuaded people to adopt khadi and give up drinking habits. But, at the same time, he asserted that India could only be liberated by the use of force.
(b) The Gudem rebels attacked police stations and attempted to kill British officials. They carried on their guerilla warfare and inflict losses on the British.
