Birsa munda

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1. Birsa munda Done by : Dhruv Jagtap Grade 8 Archimedes

2. Birsa was born in the mid – 1870s. The son of a poor father, he grew up around the forests of Bohonda, grazing sheep, playing the flute, and dancing in the local akhara. Forced by poverty, his father had to move from place to place looking for work. As an adolescent, Birsa heard tales of the Munda uprisings of the past and saw the sirdars (leaders) of the community urging the people to revolt. They talked of a golden age when the Mundas have been free of the oppression of the Dikus, and said there would be a time when the ancestral right of the community would be restored. BIRSA MUNDA

3. They saw themselves as the descendants of the original settlers of the region, fighting for their land (Mulk Ki Larai), reminding people for the need to win back their kingdom. Birsa went to the local missionary school, and listened to the sermons of missionaries. There too he heard it said that it was possible for the Mundas to attain the Kingdom of Heaven, and regain their lost rights. MULK KI LARAI

4. Birsa Munda's slogan threatening the British Raj— Abua raj ste jana, maharani raj tundu jana  ("Let the kingdom of the queen be ended and our kingdom be established")is remembered today in areas of  Jharkhand ,  Odisha ,  Bihar ,  West Bengal , and  Madhya Pradesh . The  British colonial system  intensified the transformation of the tribal agrarian system into a feudal state. TRIBAL MOVEMENT

5. Birsa's claim to be a messenger of God and the founder of a new religion sounded preposterous to the missionaries. There were also within his sect converts from Christianity, mostly Sardars. His simple system of the offering was directed against the church which levied a tax. NEW RELIGION

6. He is commemorated in the names of the following institutions and organizations: Birsa Agricultural University Birsa Institute of Technology Birsa College, Khunti Birsa Institute of Technology Sindri Sidho Kanho Birsa University Birsa Munda Athletics Stadium Birsa Munda Airport Birsa Munda Central Jail Birsa Seva Dal , a controversial defunct organization Birsa Munda Tribal University COMMEMERATION

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8. His birth anniversary, which falls on 15 November, is still celebrated by tribal people as far away as  Mysore  and  Kodagu districts  in Karnataka. The official celebration takes place at his  samadhi sthal  (mausoleum) in the Kokar neighborhood of  Ranchi , the capital of  Jharkhand . IN POPULAR CULTURE

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