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Khunti Assembly Election Results Live: Can JMM's RS Munda break BJP's Nilkanth Singh Munda's winning streak?
1 month ago

Khunti Assembly Election Results Live: Can JMM's RS Munda break BJP's Nilkanth Singh Munda's winning streak?

India TV News  

Khunti Assembly Election Results Live: The Election Commission of India is all set to announce the results of the Jharkhand Assembly elections 2024. ]Nilkanth Singh Munda from the BJP currently represents the Khunti seat and was elected from the Khunti constituency in the assembly election 2019. Khunti Assembly Election 2024 Candidates Bharatiya Janata Party has fielded its incumbent MLA from …

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Remembering Birsa Munda: The zealous warrior for tribal identity and sovereignty
1 month, 1 week ago

Remembering Birsa Munda: The zealous warrior for tribal identity and sovereignty

Firstpost  

Birsa Munda was more than just a tribal leader; he was a revolutionary, a spiritual guide, and an architect of social change who urged his people to stand tall against insurmountable odds Throughout the wheel of history, countless battles have shaped the course of nations, often memorialised as pivotal moments in grand narratives. On the occasion of Birsa Munda’s birth …

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Birsa Munda: Young tribal leader who inspired a movement for freedom
1 month, 1 week ago

Birsa Munda: Young tribal leader who inspired a movement for freedom

India Today  

Birsa Munda, a revered tribal leader and freedom fighter, remains an enduring symbol of resistance and pride for India’s tribal communities. Born on November 15, 1875, in the Ulihatu village of present-day Jharkhand, Birsa Munda rose to prominence as a revolutionary leader who fought against British colonial rule and the exploitation of tribal communities. Birsa Munda’s legacy is celebrated annually …

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ED invokes receipts of refrigerator, smart TV against Hemant Soren, explains why
8 months, 2 weeks ago

ED invokes receipts of refrigerator, smart TV against Hemant Soren, explains why

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate has used invoices of a refrigerator and a smart television as evidence to support its claim that former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren acquired 8.86 acres of land worth more than ₹31 crore illegally. As per the central probe agency, both the refrigerator and smart TV were bought in the name of the family of Santosh Munda, …

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Why I Will Be Spending This Independence Day with Family Members and Descendants of Birsa Munda - News18
1 year, 4 months ago

Why I Will Be Spending This Independence Day with Family Members and Descendants of Birsa Munda - News18

News 18  

I recently completed an ambitious trilogy of books on our greatest tribal warriors — The Legend Of Birsa Munda, The Great Tribal Warriors Of Bharat and Sido Kanhu. That identity needs to amalgamate the contributions of Birsa Munda, Sido Kanhu and Jamsetji Tata — the biggest contributors to the region’s narrative. I will be travelling this year to Ulihatu village …

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Book Excerpt: How Birsa Munda's Ulgulan Shook British Raj in the Region
1 year, 9 months ago

Book Excerpt: How Birsa Munda's Ulgulan Shook British Raj in the Region

The Quint  

This book examines the representation of Birsa Munda's political life, memory politics and the making of anti-colonialism in contemporary Jharkhand. The Forest Act gave away a large proportion of wasteland to the government and marked the limitation of the forest. The new Act completely overlooked such use value and instead villages in forests were marked off in blocks of convenient …

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New Jharkhand Governor takes oath, visits Birsa Munda’s birthplace
1 year, 10 months ago

New Jharkhand Governor takes oath, visits Birsa Munda’s birthplace

Hindustan Times  

CP Radhakrishnan on Saturday took oath of office as the 11th Governor of Jharkhand at a ceremony at Raj Bhawan, which was attended by chief minister Hemant Soren, cabinet ministers and others, besides 100-odd guests of the new Governor from Tamil Nadu, where he hails from. New Jharkhand Governor C P Radhakrishnan takes oath of office, in Ranchi on Saturday. …

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Birsa Munda birth anniversary: History, significance and celebrations
2 years, 1 month ago

Birsa Munda birth anniversary: History, significance and celebrations

Firstpost  

Birsa Munda was from the Munda community in the region of Chotanagpur plateau. Born on 15 November, 1875, Birsa Munda was a young tribal freedom fighter who is remembered for his activism against British India in the late 19th century. History: Birsa Munda took birth in the tribal areas of Bihar and Jharkhand, and most of his childhood was spent …

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Cabinet okays declaration of Birsa Munda's birth anniversary on Nov 15 as Janjatiya Gaurav Divas
3 years, 1 month ago

Cabinet okays declaration of Birsa Munda's birth anniversary on Nov 15 as Janjatiya Gaurav Divas

The Hindu  

As a part of the year-long commemoration of 75 years of Independence, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved declaration of November 15 as “Janjatiya Gaurav Divas” to remember the contributions of tribal freedom fighters. Announcing the decision, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said the date was chosen as it was the birth anniversary of Birsa Munda, a tribal freedom …

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Shoot 'bindaas': AAI president Munda's advice to Olympic-bound archers
3 years, 5 months ago

Shoot 'bindaas': AAI president Munda's advice to Olympic-bound archers

The Hindu  

Archery Association of India president Arjun Munda on Tuesday urged the Tokyo-bound archers to shoot fearlessly as they chase an elusive Olympic medal at the upcoming Games. It's no different this time too with Deepika Kumari back at world number one spot after leading India to an unprecedented sweep at the World Cup in Paris, just three weeks before the …

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Shoot 'Bindaas': AAI President Arjun Munda's Advice to Tokyo Olympics-bound Archers
3 years, 5 months ago

Shoot 'Bindaas': AAI President Arjun Munda's Advice to Tokyo Olympics-bound Archers

News 18  

Archery Association of India president Arjun Munda on Tuesday urged the Tokyo-bound archers to shoot fearlessly as they chase an elusive Olympic medal at the upcoming Games. It’s no different this time too with Deepika Kumari back at world number one spot after leading India to an unprecedented sweep at the World Cup in Paris, just three weeks before the …

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Village heads in J’khand’s Kolhan set to get judicial powers under a British rule still alive
3 years, 9 months ago

Village heads in J’khand’s Kolhan set to get judicial powers under a British rule still alive

Hindustan Times  

Traditional tribal panchayat heads and village heads in Kolhan division of Jharkhand will soon get judicial powers back under the British-era Wilkinson Rule of 1837, which no legislation in Parliament has scrapped or amended to date. HT Image On a trial basis, West Singhbhum district administration has decided to transfer two civil dispute cases to Nyay Manch, officials said on …

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