Among the freedom fighters of Jharkhand who was the first ‘Shahid’ (Martyr)?

Among the freedom fighters of Jharkhand who was the first ‘Shahid’ (Martyr)? Correct Answer Tilka Manjhi

The correct answer is Tilka Manjhi.. 

Key Points

• Tilka Majhi
  • He was also the first Adivasi leader from Manjhi Community who was considered as 2nd fighter after Maharana Pratap.
  • He took up arms against the British in 1784.
  • He organized the Adivasis to form an armed group to fight against the resource grabbing and exploitation of the British.
  • Tilka Manjhi is the first freedom fighter of Jharkhand who was the first shaheed also. 

Important Points

• Birsa Munda
  • Birsa Munda was a young freedom fighter and a tribal leader, whose spirit of activism in the late nineteenth century is remembered to be a strong mark of protest against British rule in India.

Additional Information

• Telanga Khadiya 
  • He was a great Indian tribal freedom fighter, who spearheaded a rebellion against the British Raj in Chotanagpur Region during 1850-1860.
  • He is an important figure along with other great freedom fighters like Vir Budhu Bhagat, Sidhu Kanhu, Birsa Munda, and Tilka Manjhi.
• Siddhu and Kanhu 
  • They were the leaders of the Santhal rebellion (1855–1856), the rebellion in present-day Jharkhand and Bengal in eastern India against both the British colonial authority and the corrupt zamindari system.