Ranchi: Mangal Munda sustained severe head injuries after he fell from the roof of a passenger vehicle in Jharkhand's Khunti district on November 25.
Amid the ongoing Assembly election in the state, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren said the decision regarding naming the award will be taken in the first cabinet meeting of the JMM-led government if it is voted to power.
Birsa Munda birth anniversary: Since 2021, Birsa Munda's birth anniversary is being observed as Janjatiya Gaurav Divas to remember the sacrifices of unsung tribal heroes. In Jharkhand he is addressed as 'God Birsa Munda.'
Born in 1875 in present-day Jharkhand, Munda had challenged British rule and is credited with mobilising tribals against the empire. He died in British custody at a young age of 25 years.
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