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New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead the celebrations of Janjatiya Gaurav Divas as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav on November 15, 2021. This was announced by Union Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda at a press conference in New Delhion November 12, 2021.
The Prime Minister will take part in a major programme at Bhopal being organised on the occasion of Janjatiya Gaurav Divas in which more than two lakh tribals will join, and he will virtually launch the Birsa Munda Freedom Fighter Museum at Ranchi, Munda added.
Thanking the Prime Minister for declaring November 15 as Janjatiya Gaurav Divas, Munda said that this has filled the tribals with a new zeal and a great sense of confidence. It will be for the first time that programmes will be organised on a largescale to pay tributes to tribal freedom fighters who have been unsung heroes of freedom struggle till now, he said.
Munda said that since ancient times, the tribals have inhabited border areas, including Jammu and Kashmir, Manipur, Nagaland, among others and have played a great role in protection of the country. Even before Independence, tribal heroes have played an important role in the struggle for India’s Independence. Birsa Munda is a very prominent name in this series and thus, the Cabinet under the leadership of Prime Minister has announced to celebrate his birthday as Jan Jatiya Gaurav Divas, MUnda said and added that through this gesture, the whole country pays gratitude to the various tribal heroes and the role they played in the freedom struggle, according to a PIB release.
Informing about the various programmes planed for Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, Munda said that programmes are planned from November 15 -22, 2021, to pay respect to the tribal freedom fighters. He also informed that Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav will be celebrated across the country including far flung areas. He also added that the celebration will also inspire all to work in the field of education, health for the tribals, and also for the conservation of tribal culture and art.
Munda said that on November 15, the Prime Minister will first pay Floral tributes at Birsa Munda Statue at Parliament House, New Delhi,and will virtually inaugurate the Birsa Munda Freedom Fighter Museum at Ranchi. Giving more details, he said that the museum is built in the Ranchi Jail where Birsa Munda died during his incarceration. He also informed that the Prime Minister will inaugurate the Birsa Munda Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas officially at Bhopal through a function in which over 2 lakh tribal people will join.
From November 16, National Aadi Mahotsav will be organised in New Delhi which will provide a platform for tribal products and tribal art and their culture. He added that there are many tribal heroes who have scarified themselves during struggle for freedom including Rani Durgavati, Rani Gaidinliu, and Baba Tilka Majhi. More than 85 tribal movements of pre-Independence have been identified and being compiled and more than 200 tribal freedom fighters have been identified by different states, he explained.
Ministry of Tribal Affairs is celebrating Azadi kaAmrit Mahotsav and has sanctioned 10 tribal freedom fighters’ museums including Birsa Munda Freedom Fighter Museum Ranchi. The Ranchi Museum includes completion of conservation and renovation works of Birsa Munda Jail in Ranchi, installation of statues of 13 tribal freedom fighters, light and sound show. concluded.