Bharatiya Tribal leader and freedom fighter Birsa Munda died on June 9, 1900, at age 25. Today is his 124th death anniversary. Birsa Munda was born on November 15, 1875. He revolted against the British in the late 19th century.
Munda took on the British troops between 1897 and 1900. He attacked Khunti Police Station with arrowheads and captured 400 troops in August 1897. The British army routed Mundas and their allies on the banks of the Tanga River in 1898, and they arrested several tribal chiefs.
On March 3, 1900, Birsa Munda was also detained when he was taking a nap beside a tribal guerilla force in Chakradharpur’s Jamkoipai forest. He passed away on June 9, 1900, in Ranchi Jail at the young age of 25.
He was born in Ranchi district of the Bengal Presidency, now in Khunti district of Jharkhand. His childhood was not easy and he kept travelling from one village to another with his parents.
The most formative period of his life was 1886 to 1890. He acquired his schooling under the guidance of his teacher Jaipal Nag, a member of the Munda people who lived on the Chotanagpur plateau.
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