PM Modi inaugurates memorial in Birsa Munda’s honour in Ranchi

TIL Desk/National/Ranchi/ Birsa Munda lived for the society, sacrificed his life for his culture and the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday as he inaugurated a museum in Ranchi in memory of the revered tribal freedom fighter, popularly known as Dharti Aaba.

Addressing a gathering virtually, PM Modi said Dharti Aaba did not live very long but he wrote a complete history for the country and gave direction to the future generations of India.

Paying tributes to Munda on his birth anniversary, the prime minister said he fought against the ideology that wanted to erase the identity of the tribal society of India. “The country has decided it will give a more meaningful and grand identity to the tribal traditions and its valor stories. For this, a historic decision has been taken — from today every year, the country will celebrate November 15 as “Janjatiya Gaurav Divas”,” the prime minister said.