who was birsa munda

Birsa Munda is considered to be the “Bhagawan” of Jharkhand. Birsa was a tribal leader who made his men realize that their lands were gradually been taken over by the British and that they were being reduced to the rank of bonded labours in their own lands. He had organised his first protest march for remission of forest dues.

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Birsa Munda (1875–1900) was a tribal leader and a folk hero, belonging to the Munda tribe who was behind the Millenarian movement that rose in the tribal belt of modern day Bihar, and Jharkhand during the British Raj, in the late 19th century making him an important figure in the history of the Indian independence movement.

Birsa Munda is named with great respect as one of the freedom fighters in the Indian struggle for independence against British colonialism. His achievements in the freedom struggle became even greater considering he accomplished this before his 25th year.

Birsa's devotion to his people was such that he was almost revered as God by his followers. By the time he was in his 20s, his activities in the tribal areas of Jharkhand state (earlier Bihar) had already begun to worry the British establishment to a considerable extent. He was finally caught by the British on 3 February 1900 when he was only 25 years old. He died soon afterwards under mysterious circumstances on 9 June 1900 in Ranchi Jail

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