Birsa-Munda-.pptx life and details of freedom fighter

details and life of frredom fighter, birsa munda

1. HISTORY OF BIRSA MUNDA

2. BORN-15 November 1875 DEATH-9 June 1900 (aged 24) PARENTS- Sugana Munda (father) Karmi Hatu (mother) MOVEMENT-Indian independence movement Also Known As: Birsa Bhagwan Siblings: Champa , Daskir , Komta Munda Facts on Birsa Munda

3. They saw themselves as descendants of the original settlers of the ,original settler of region , fighting for their land( mulk ki larai ). Birsa went to the local missionary school. Mulk Ki L arai

4. Munda Rebellion is one of the prominent 19th century tribal rebellions in the subcontinent. Birsa Munda led this movement in the region south of Ranchi in 1899-1900. the ulgulan , meaning 'Great Tumult', sought to establish Munda Raj and independence. The Mundas traditionally enjoyed a preferential rent rate as the khuntkattidar or the original clearer of the forest. Birsa Tribal Movement

5. The  British colonial system  intensified the transformation of the tribal  agrarian system  into feudal state. As the tribals with their primitive technology could not generate a surplus, non-tribal peasantry were invited by the chiefs in  Chhotanagpur  to settle on and cultivate the land. This led to the alienation of the lands held by the tribals . The new class of Thikadars were of a more rapacious kind and eager to make most of their possessions. The authority of the old Munda or Oraon chiefs had been almost entirely effaced by that of the farmers, introduced by the superior landlord. In some villages the aborigines had completely lost their proprietary rights, and had been reduced to the position of farm labourers . Tribal Movement Background He was arrested on 3 March 1900 in Jamkopai forest, ( Chakradharpur ) while he was sleeping along his tribal guerrilla army which was fighting against British forces and was awarded capital punishment. Birsa Munda died in Ranchi Jail on 9 June 1900 through cholera Arrest and death

6. Birsa is credited for reviving the traditional tribal culture which was mostly negatively affected by Christian missionary works. Many tribals under his sect had already converted to Christianity. He opposed and criticised the Church and its practices such as levying of taxes and religious conversions. He himself became a preacher and a representative of their traditional tribal religion, and soon, he built up a reputation of a healer, a miracle-worker, and a preacher. The Mundas , Oraons , and Kharias flocked to Chalkad to see him and to be cured of their ailments Birsa Munda The Hero…..religion

7. It showed that the Tribals could protest against injustice and express their dissatisfaction over the colonial rule It introduced laws so that the govt. could not take away the land of the tribals Significance of the movement of Birsa Munda

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