Adivasis and Brahmins stake claim over a deity who was worshipped by tribals as a stone for centuries before the stone became a multi-armed idol of a goddess all Hindus revere ...

The Ministry of Tribal Affairs honors Birsa Munda's legacy and contributions to India’s freedom struggle through their ...

But the tribes who had lived off the land for generations weren't about to let that happen without a fight. The Santhal Rebellion (1855) and Birsa Munda's Ulgulan (1899-1900) were major stand-offs ...

Birsa Munda was born into the Munda tribe, one of the indigenous tribal communities in the Chotanagpur Plateau, an area rich in forests and natural resources. His early life was marked by poverty ...