Question

Who was gunda dhur
And birsa munda .Describe them

Answer 1

Gundha Dhur The Tribal Leader

During 1910, Gunda Dhur was a tribal leader of village Netanar, of Bastar district, in Chattisgarh. He played a major role on the rebellion of the Dhurwas of Kanger forest in Bastar on 2 February 1910. He was joining by his companion called Murat Singh Bakshi, Balaprasad Nazir and Kalandri.

 More than 50 tribal people fought against the colonial power in Bastar and made every possible effort to drive the power away from Bastar.

Balaprasad Nazir and Kalandri.

More than 50 tribal people fought against the colonial power in Bastar and made every possible effort to drive the power away from Bastar.

The 1910 Rebellion and Gunda Dhur’s role:

The British colonial government proposed to reserve two-thirds of the Kanger Forest as a reserved forest in 1910. This new proposal was opposed by a number of tribal in the area as they could be affected due to the proposal.

Gunda Dhur played a major role in organizing tribes in Bastar district against the British. Red chili, Soil, Bows & arrows, mango-twigs became the symbol of spreading massage among the tribal like Chapatis and lotus for the revolution in 1857.

 As per the decision they had taken each family contributed to the rebellion. The rebels led by Gunda Dhur robbed, looted and burnt British granaries and redistributed grains to the poor. Apart from that, they fought against injustice being done to the tribal by local zamindaar and leaders as well.

The British’s stand on Gunda Dhur.

British power was in great trouble as long as Gunda Dhur along with the tribal troop was opposing. As per the historical records, the British Troops had to take shelter in local caves here.

Later, tribal power began to diminish. The Adivasi leader Gunda Dhur tried to negotiate but the British fired their camps and villages. Although the British succeeded, they never managed to capture Gunda Dhur. But the partial victory of Gunda Dhur was that the British reduced the reservation of forests to roughly half of what was proposed before.