Consider the following statements regarding Birsa Munda:

1.  He was a tribal freedom fighter hailing from the Santhal tribe

2.  He revolted against the forceful land grabbing carried out by the British government.

3.  R ecently, Prime Minister announced that he will go to the native village of tribal icon Birsa Munda on his birth anniversary

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Solution

The Prime Minister recently declared his intention to visit the native village of tribal icon Birsa Munda on his birth anniversary and launch a welfare scheme for the community Birsa Munda was a folk hero and tribal freedom fighter belonging to the Munda tribe. He played a crucial role in leading an Indian tribal mass movement that emerged in the Bihar and Jharkhand regions during the early 19th century under British colonization. Munda rallied the tribals against the British government's forceful land grabbing, aiming to prevent the tribals from becoming bonded laborers and succumbing to abject poverty