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The rage of the revolutionary voters who gave freedom to the country was unique. There were many great men who got the country's independence from the British. Those who have sacrificed their everything. One such great revolutionary great man whom the tribal people of Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal still worship like God. His name is the great hero Birsa Munda, seeing whom the British government trembled. Whose power was considered by the whole British rule. Know the complete history of great revolutionary great man Birsa Munda on his birth anniversary.
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Mahanayak Birsa Munda was born on 15 November 1875.
Revolutionary Birsa's slogan against the British was - "End the queen's rule and establish our empire."
Birsa Munda was popularly known as Dharti Aaba
Who was Birsa Munda?
Birsa Munda was a great revolutionary and tribal leader, who raised the bugle of Ulgulan revolution against the British. He belonged to the Munda caste. Birsa Munda has been such a hero of the tribal society whom the tribal people remember with pride even today. The tribal communities settled in present-day India consider Birsa as the father of the earth and worship his idol. Birsa Munda, who fought for the interests of his community, had also convinced the British rule of his strength. Due to his noble contribution, his picture is still visible in the museum of the Parliament of India. Only Birsa Munda has received this noble honor in the tribal society.
Why is Birsa Munda Jayanti celebrated?
Birsa Munda, belonging to Munda tribe, was born on 15 November 1875 in Ulihatu village (Jharkhand) of Ranchi district. According to Munda customs, he was named Birsa according to Thursday. Birsa Munda, the great revolutionary of the 19th century, had sacrificed himself in the interest of his country and the tribal community, in whose memory the whole country celebrates Birsa Munda Jayanti. On 10 November 2021, the Government of India has announced to celebrate 15 November i.e. Birsa Munda Jayanti as Tribal Pride Day.
Family & Education
The great revolutionary great man whom people refer to as 'Dharti Aaba'. He was born on 15 November 1875 in Ranchi district of Jharkhand. His father's name was Shri Sugna Munda and mother's name was Karmi Hatu. Birsa Munda's family consisted of his elder uncle Kanu Paul and brother who had converted to Christianity. His father had also become a preacher of Christianity. After his birth, his family moved from Ulihatu to Kurumbda in search of employment where he started living his life working in the fields. After that his family moved to a city named Bamba in search of work. Birsa's family used to lead a nomadic life, but most of his childhood was spent in Chalkad.
In times of poverty, Birsa was sent to his maternal uncle's village Ayubhatu. Birsa received education for two years in Ayubhatu. Being very smart in studies, the school driver Jaipal Nag asked him to enroll in the German Mission School. Now at that time it was necessary to adopt Christianity to take admission in Christian school, so Birsa changed his religion and named himself Birsa David, which later became Birsa Dawood.
At present the place of Birsa Munda in the society
Earth Aba Birsa is called the God of the Munda tribal community. Munda is a small tribe of India which mainly resides in Chhota Nagpur region of Jharkhand. Apart from Jharkhand, they also live in Indian states like Bihar, West Bengal, Odisha etc. who speak Mundari Austro-Asiatic language.
History of Birsa Munda
Over time, this British rule spread to those remote parts as well, where the residents were completely unfamiliar with this type of civilisation, culture and tradition. Among the tribals, the British rulers started imposing the burden of revenue on them by declaring their chieftains as zamindars. Apart from this, such a convoy of moneylenders, traders and tax collectors entered the entire tribal area, who used to broker the British power by their character
Such middlemen, who were called Munda Diku (robbers), with the help of the British system, started destroying the collective farming of Munda tribals and rapidly started grabbing their lands. Engaging the Mundas in all the legal and illegal clutches, taking advantage of their innocence, they were successful in bringing them to a slave-like position. Although the Munda Sardars continued to struggle against this situation for 30 years, but the great hero Birsa Munda, born in 1875, gave a new height to this struggle.
Birsa Munda's struggle against injustice
The tribal society was burning in the furnace of exploitation of Indian landlords and vassals and British rulers. Disappointed by the declining standard of living of the Munda people, Birsa was always concerned for their upliftment and dignified life. In 1895 Birsa Munda declared that he was sent by God to earth to do a noble cause. So that he fights against the oppressors and gets the Mundas back their forest-lands and once established Munda rule over all the parganas of Chota Nagpur. On this call of Birsa Munda, the tribals of the entire area started coming to see him as a god. Birsa was successful in setting up a political military organization of Mundas by giving religious-political discourses in the tribal villages. Birsa Munda laid the foundation of a movement to give a befitting reply to the tendency of British bureaucracy and surprise attack.
Birsa's movement against the British Empire
In 1895, Birsa waged a battle for jungle land with the British enforced zamindar system and revenue system. He also declared war against usury moneylenders. It was not only a rebellion but also a fight to save the identity and culture. Birsa took up arms against the British because the tribals were crushed from both sides. On one side there was deprivation and poverty and on the other side the Indian Forest Act 1882, due to which only the claimants of the forest were being evicted from the forest. Birsa started social, economic, political protest for this and carried out guerrilla warfare.
On October 1, 1894, Birsa launched a movement against the British. Birsa Munda was truly the Eklavya of the era on the ground of might and social awakening. The British government, considering it a sign of danger, arrested Birsa Munda and put him in the Hazaribagh Central Jail in 1895 for two years.
Birsa fought the last battle against the British at Dombari (Birsa Munda Death)
Birsa Munda's war broke out against the British at an early age. But a long battle was fought between 1897 and 1900. In January 1900, when Birsa Munda along with his followers was planning a war strategy against the British in Dombari Buru, a reminder of the British atrocities on Dombari mountain, the British started firing indiscriminately on the people present there. Hundreds of tribal women, men and children had lost their lives in this.
Birsa Munda's death
In the end, Birsa himself was also arrested by the British on 3 February 1900 from the Jamkopai forest of Chakradharpur. He died on 9 June 1900 at the age of 25 in Ranchi Jail, where he was imprisoned. The British government announced that he died of cholera, although he showed no signs of illness, fueling rumors that he may have been poisoned. His samadhi was built at a place called Kokar in Ranchi, Jharkhand and statues have been made at Birsa Chowk. Whom people worship as God
World change will happen in the presence of Sant Rampal Ji Maharaj
By the way, many revolutionary great men and sages, saints, mahatmas have been born on this holy land of India. Those who sacrifice everything for the benefit of the country, city or society since birth. But there was no significant change in the system of this world. Because the entire system of this world is in the hands of Jyoti Niranjan Kaal Brahm who has been called Kshar Purush in Geeta ji. The intelligence and strength of all living beings is under the control of Kaal Brahm. Here, by tying the living beings in the bondage of karma, they make them do whatever they want and also punish them according to their deeds.
No one can change the system of this world except Supreme God Kabir Saheb Ji who is the creator of all creation. At present, the Supreme Soul Kabir Saheb, the creator of the universe, is sitting on the earth in the form of Sant Rampal Ji Maharaj Ji. In whose company the whole world is becoming devotional. For thousands of years, the whole world will be free from evil and disorders and full of devotion. To get more information, you can watch Satlok Ashram Youtube Channel.
FAQs: Birsa Munda Jayanti 2022
1. Who was Birsa Munda?
Ans:- Birsa Munda was a folk hero and a tribal freedom fighter of the Munda tribe. He was a great revolutionary leader who fought for the interests of the tribals in the early 19th century. Birsa Munda fought the British rule.
2. Who were the parents of Birsa Munda?
Ans:- Birsa Munda's father was Sugna Munda and mother Karmi Hatu.
3. When did Birsa Munda's rebellion start?
From the year 1895 to 1900, the great revolutionary Birsa Munda had organized a movement for the benefit of his community, which is called "Ulgulan".
4. How did Birsa Munda die?
Birsa Munda is believed to have died due to cholera disease. Some say that he was poisoned to death in the jail itself. But this is not confirmed.
5. When did Birsa Munda die?
In the year 1900, at the age of 25, revolutionary Birsa Munda died in the jail of Ranchi, Jharkhand.
