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Mangarh Dham Nation

GOVIND GURU WAS THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COUNTRY IS ENACTING
INDIA'S TRADITION AND IDEALS CLEAR POLICIES TO BENEFIT
TRIBAL SOCIETY

Following his participation
in this programme, Prime
Minister Narendra Modi
travelled to Jambughoda,
where he inaugurated the
grand administrative campus
of the university named after
Govind Guru.
On November 15, the country
observed "Tribal Pride Day,"
commemorating Lord Birsa
Munda's birth anniversary.
This day is an attempt to
educate the general public
about the tribal people's role
Govind Guru laid emphasis on the importance of building schools in the freedom struggle.
for education, encouraging cultural understanding among children, Today, special museums
inspiring elders to follow Sanatan Dharma, using only indigenous items, dedicated to tribal freedom
and abstaining from alcohol and meat consumption. He was a social fighters are being built across
reformer, spiritual guide, saint, and public leader. Govind Guru not only the country to educate the
sparked the flame of social reform in the Bhils, but he also planted the public about tribal society's
seeds of Swaraj in them. Meanwhile, the British learned that Govind past and history.
Guru and his followers were planning a large gathering for a meeting, at Through the "Vanbandhu
which the Bhils could also agitate against British officials. On November Kalyan Yojana," the tribal
17, 1913, more than 1.5 lakh Bhils rallied on the Mangarh hill under the population now has access to
leadership of Govind Guru. water, electricity, education,
health care, and job
The British opened fire on this meeting, which became known as the opportunities.
Mangarh massacre. More than 1500 Bhil tribals were martyred in the Tribal areas are also
two-hour-long firing, and the hill turned red with their blood. Govind Guru becoming a part of Digital
was arrested. He was sentenced to death, but his sentence was later India. Along with traditional
commuted to life imprisonment. Govind Guru spent the rest of his life skills, tribal youths should
serving the people after being released from prison. He raised awareness have access to modern
among the Bhils through songs.Govind Guru was awakening tribals education; for this, "Eklavya
trapped in the web of ignorance and illiteracy and igniting the flame of Residential Schools" are
devotion in them at a time when the entire country was contributing to being established.
the war waged against the British in its own way.

character of India. Now is the time for the country ideals." He was not the king of any princely state, but
to repay the tribal society for their contribution by he was the hero of tens of thousands of tribals. He
serving them. As part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, had lost his family but never lost his courage. Every
the government has taken several steps to remember tribal, poor, and Indian citizen became a member
the unsung tribal heroes of the freedom struggle. of his family. The Bhil community and other tribes
Paying tribute to Bhil freedom fighter Govind of Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh hold
Guru on the occasion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi special significance for Mangarh Hill. During the
said, "Great freedom fighters like Govind Guru were freedom struggle, the Bhils and other tribes fought
the representatives of India's traditions and India's the British here for a long period of time.

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