Overview

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute on X, praising Birsa Munda’s courage, sacrifice and dedication to tribal welfare as he marked Balidan Diwas.
• West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced naming a college in North Bengal after Birsa Munda and declared a public holiday on his birth anniversary.
• Jharkhand Governor Santosh Gangwar and Chief Minister Hemant Soren garlanded statues at Raj Bhavan, the Kokar Memorial and Birsa Chowk, commending his leadership in the Ulgulan uprising.
• The government’s 2024 declaration of November 15 as Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas and the launch of Birsa Munda’s 150th birth anniversary year frame ongoing efforts to honor tribal freedom fighters.
• Known as ‘Dharti Aaba’, Birsa Munda’s revolt against colonial rule and his legacy of Indigenous empowerment continue to inspire tribal identity and resistance to injustice.