Political Science · Political Processes in India
UGC NET Jun 2019 Political Science
The only tribal leader honoured by the Parliament of India through installation of his portrait in its museum is
ABisoi
BBirsa Munda ✓ Correct
CKanho
DBhagoji Naik
Correct answer: (B) Birsa Munda — Birsa Munda is the tribal leader whose portrait was installed in the Parliament museum of India.
Explanation
★Birsa Munda is the tribal leader whose portrait was installed in the Parliament museum of India.
★He led the Munda rebellion, the Ulgulan or "Great Tumult", against British rule and exploitative landlords in the 1890s in the Chhotanagpur region.
★He is revered as "Bhagwan Birsa" and is a powerful symbol of tribal resistance and identity.
★His birth anniversary, 15 November, is observed as Janjatiya Gaurav Divas, or Tribal Pride Day.
★The other names listed are not the leader honoured with a portrait in the Parliament museum.
★A tribal-history fact to hold: Birsa Munda, Ulgulan, Chhotanagpur, and 15 November as Tribal Pride Day.
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