Question

Explain social political religious causes behind birsa andolan in Jharkhand

Answer 1

Birsa Munda  15 November 1875 – 9 June 1900) was an Indiantribal freedom fighter, religious leader, and folk hero who belonged to the Munda tribe. He spearheaded a tribal religious Millenarianmovement that arose in the Bengal Presidency (now Jharkhand) in the late 19th century, during the British Raj, thereby making him an important figure in the history of the Indian independence movement. The revolt mainly concentrated in the Munda belt of Khunti, Tamar, Sarwada and Bandgaon.