Question

who was Birsa Munda? what do you think made him a folk hero? ​

Answer 1

Birsa Munda was a folk hero and a tribal freedom fighter hailing from the Munda tribe. He was a spearhead behind the Millenarian movement that arose in the Bihar and Jharkhand belt in the early 19th century under the British colonisation.

Birsa Munda was a tribal leader and a folk hero who belonged to the Munda tribe, born in the mid-1870's. He was impressed by the sermons of the missionaries. Birsa also spent time under a well-known Vaishnav preacher, and, influenced by his teachings, started giving importance to purity and piety.

Answer 2

Answer:

Birsa Munda (15 November 1875 – 9 June 1900) was an Indian tribal freedom fighter, religious leader, and folk hero who belonged to the Munda tribe. He spearheaded a tribal religious Millenarian movement 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.

The Messianic Tribal Folk Hero of Jharkhand. For many, he is a tribal hero of the freedom struggle – who led an insurgency against the British presence in Jharkhand. For his fight against the British, Birsa was arrested and died in prison.