Birsa Munda

Birsa Munda 160 pronunciation 160 was an Indian tribal freedom fighter, religious leader and folk hero who belonged to the Munda tribe. He spearheaded an Indian tribal indigenous religious millenarian movement that rose in the tribal belt of modernday Bihar and Jharkhand in the late 19th century, during the British Raj, thereby making him an important figure in the history of the Indian independence movement. His achievements are even more remarkable for having been accomplished before the age of 25.

Birsa Munda was born onNovember 1875 at Ulihatu, Ranchi District, in what was then Bihar, on a Thursday and hence was named after the day of his birth according to the then prevalent Munda custom. The folk songs reflect popular confusion and refer to both Ulihatu and Chalkad as his birthplace. Ulihatu was the birthplace of Sugana Munda, father of Birsa. The claim of Ulihatu rests on Birsas elder brother Komta Munda living in the village and on his house which still exists albeit in a dilapidated condition.

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