Explanation:

As a part of the year-long commemoration of 75 years of Independence, the Union Cabinet recently approved the declaration of November 15 as “Janjatiya Gaurav Divas” to remember the contributions of tribal freedom fi ghters.

The date was chosen as it was the birth anniversary of Birsa Munda, a tribal freedom fi ghter revered as “Bhagwan” by tribal communities.

It was the tribal movement led by Munda against the oppressions of the British Raj.

The movement was referred to as ‘Ulgulan’ or the ‘Great Tumult’ and aimed to establish Munda raj.

Munda used traditional symbols and language to rouse people and urged them to destroy the dikus.

Dikus was the name given to the outsiders like the British, moneylenders and traders and it was believed that the dikus were responsible for all the miseries.

Birsa and his rebellions started to attack the symbols of the outsiders like police stations and churches and raided the property of moneylenders and zamindars.

Birsa Munda was arrested by the British in March 1900 while he was sleeping with his tribal guerilla army at Jamkopai forest in Chakradharpur (Jharkhand).

Birsa died of cholera in jail at the age of 25 and with his death, the Munda rebellion movement faded out.

After his death, the British government introduced the Chhotanagpur Tenancy Act in 1908, which prohibited the transfer of tribal land to non-tribals(Dikus).

British learned the lesson not to interfere with the faith and beliefs of the tribals in India and after that, they kept a lenient attitude towards the tribals of India.