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Born in the late 19th Century, around 1874, in a poor, peasant family, Munda grew up at his aunt’s home in Chlakad, away from his father’s birthplace in Khunti. There are stories of the crippling poverty that surrounded him and of days spent without food.
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The forgotten sacrifice of the Bhil tribe in one of the most sordid chapters of Indian history got its "long-due" recognition with Prime Minister Narendra Modi announcing national monument status to Rajasthan s Mangarh Dham on Tuesday. India News | Mangarh Massacre: A Tale of Tribal Valour Less Told.
On November 17, 1913, soldiers of the British Indian Army fired indiscriminately on Bhil protesters who were demanding the abolition of bonded labour. Approximately 1,500 Bhil tribals and forest dwellers died in the incident which came to be known as the Mangarh massacre.