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NATION | Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas
150th Birth Anniversary of Dharti Aaba Bhagwan Birsa Munda
Tribal Welfare
a Top Priority
For the progress of any society, its true
participation in democracy is equally important.
Therefore, our goal is to ensure that our
brothers and sisters from the tribal community
reach high positions in the country and lead
the nation. You see, today the President of the
country is a tribal woman.
Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
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The country has adopted the mantra of
‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas.’ This mantra
has transformed the lives of millions
over the years while strengthening the
nation’s unity and integrating tribal
communities, neglected for decades, into
the mainstream. On November 15th,
marking the 150th birth anniversary of
Bhagwan Birsa Munda, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi called for a pledge to
strengthen the mantra of “Sabka Saath,
Sabka Vikas” so that no one is left
behind in the developmental journey...
henever the nation’s honour, dignity, or
self-rule were at stake, our tribal society
Wstood at the forefront. Our freedom
struggle is the biggest example of this. Numerous
heroes and heroines from the tribal community,
Tilka Manjhi, Rani Gaidinliu, Sidhu-Kanhu, Bhairav
Murmu, Budhu Bhagat, and inspirational figures
like Alluri Sitarama Raju carried forward the torch
of freedom. Similarly, so many brave warriors,
including Tantya Bhil of Madhya Pradesh, Veer
Narayan Singh of Chhattisgarh, Telanga Kharia
of Jharkhand, Rupchand Konwar of Assam, and
Laxman Naik of Odisha, made immense sacrifices
for freedom, fought tirelessly, and never allowed
the British to sit in peace. The tribal community
led countless revolutions and shed their blood
for independence. Recalling the contributions
of the tribal community at the Janjatiya Gaurav
Diwas event in Dediapada, Gujarat, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi said that we cannot forget the con-
tribution of the tribal community in the freedom
movement. In 2021, the birth anniversary of Lord
Birsa Munda was celebrated as Janjatiya Gaurav