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Bhagavan Birsa Munda who led a tribal uprising against the British rule in Jharkhand, only tribal leader whose portrait hangs in Central Hall of Parliament and whose Jayanti is celebrated as #JharkhandDay. Thread on his death anniversary today. Image
Jharkhand whose name literally means “Bush land” or “Forest land” had a long history of resistance to the British colonial rule. Among the numerous tribes that make up the state, the Santhals are one of the dominant ones. #BirsaMunda
The Santhals are located primarily in the south eastern part of the Chotanagpur plateau and Midnapore in West Bengal. While they lived in the valley, the Mal Paharias primarily inhabited the hills.
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Bhagavan Birsa Munda who led a tribal uprising against the British rule in Jharkhand, only tribal leader whose portrait hangs in Central Hall of Parliament and whose Jayanti is celebrated as #JharkhandDay #BirsaMunda #BirsaMundaJayanti Image
One of the more ignored aspects of the Indian freedom struggle has been the various tribal revolts that broke out against the British rule. Tribals were prohibited from cutting trees for firewood, their traditional Podu cultivation was banned.
They were often exploited by contractors who used them as labor for building roads in those areas. Many protests broke out in the tribal areas of Eastern Indian, notably Jharkhand, Chattisgarh, Western Odisha, Bengal, one of the more famous one was that of Birsa Munda
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Tributes to
#BirsaMunda on his Veergati Divas.

He is referred as Bhagavan by the Adivasis of his region.

Birsa was a  Tribal Leader, Freedom Fighter who died mysteriously under the British captivity.

Birsa not only fought against British but also against Christian
Missionaries, he knew how the Missionaries lured the poor tribals, make them slog in their farms and estates, paid them meager wages, and destroyed the forest wealth.

His profound knowledge about the forest terrains and also his Oratory skills was an advantage, he amassed
large number of tribals and inspired them to revolt against British, Missionaries and their puppets, The Zamindars.

His Guerrilla Warfare techniques gave headache for the British, they couldn't locate him as he used to skip them in the forests.

Finally he was captured in a
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