Birsa talked about a golden age, a satyug, an age of truth in which, like
in the past, the tribal people would live a good life, construct embankments, tap natural springs, plant trees and orchards and practise
cultivation to earn their living. He talked of an age in which the tribals
would not kill one another and would live an honest life. His golden age
consisted of a reformed tribal society in which there was no place for
vices like liquor, uncleanliness, witchcraft and sorcery, and outside
forces like the missionaries, Hindu landlords, moneylenders, traders and
the Europeans.
This vision was appealing to the tribal people as all the vices and outside
forces that Birsa talked about were indeed thought of by everyone as the
root causes of their misery and suffering.