Eminent Persons
Birsa Munda Birth Annivesary (Janjatiya Gaurav Divas)
- President Droupadi Murmu, who was appointed India’s first tribal woman president, visited Ulihatu village in the Khunti district of Jharkhand – the birthplace of ‘Bhagwan’ Birsa Munda – and paid floral tributes.
Note
- The Munda tribe inhabits the Chota Nagpur region of the present-day Jharkhand.
- Birsa Munda was born in 1875, during the time when the British were attempting to establish control over and exploit forest lands, disrupting the tribal way of life.
- A feudal zamindari system was introduced, destroying the tribal “Khuntkatti” agrarian and land ownership system that was more community-based.
- The Raj brought in outsiders — moneylenders and contractors, as well as feudal landlords — to aid them.
- Munda received his early education under the guidance of his teacher Jaipal Nag. Influenced by him, Birsa converted to Christianity in order to join the German Mission school but discontinued later.
- The Sardar Agitation (1886-1890) had a strong impact on him and he became a part of the anti-missionary and anti-government programmes.
- The Ulgulan movement of 1899 involved the use of weapons and guerrilla warfare to drive out foreigners.
- Munda encouraged the tribals to refuse following colonial laws and paying rent.
- He encouraged changes in the social sphere too, challenging religious practices to fight against superstition, and became known as ‘Bhagwan’ (God) and ‘Dharati Aba’ (Father of the earth) by his followers.
Awards and Honour
T.N. wins ‘Reformist State’ award
- Chief Minister M.K. Stalin felicitated Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan and senior officials in the Finance Department over Tamil Nadu receiving the ‘Reformist State’ award during the 4th TIOL National Taxation Awards 2022 ceremony held in New Delhi.
About TIOL National Taxation Awards 2022
- The objective of the awards is to motivate, encourage, acknowledge the contribution of compliant taxpayers, tax technology service providers, active facilitators, positive-minded fiscal journalists, tax-friendly commissionerates, reform-minded States to the wheels of economic growth and act as a reliable channel providing Taxpayers’ feedback to the Policy Makers.
- The Jury which consists of former urges and former secretaries select the winners under various categories.
- The fourth edition of the TIOL Tax Congress 2022 was held on November 7 at Taj Palace at New Delhi.
- The winners under the ‘Reformist State Category’ are
- Gold – Rajasthan
- Silver – Odisha
- Jury – Haryana
- Jury – Tamil Nadu
- Jury – Bihar
