This book presents radically different perspectives on the Jharkhand Andolan.(i) When communist socialism was infused with the ‘Hor-Mitan’ multicultural ethos of Mulbashi and Adivashi traditions, the resulting synthesis became the ideological foun...
This book presents radically different perspectives on the Jharkhand Andolan.(i) When communist socialism was infused with the ‘Hor-Mitan’ multicultural ethos of Mulbashi and Adivashi traditions, the resulting synthesis became the ideological foundation for the creation of the Jharkhand state. Binod Bihari Mahto and A. K. Roy played a decisive role in shaping this ideological framework, which was acceptable across all sections of Jharkhandi society.(ii) The exclusion of the Kurmi–Mahto community from the Scheduled Tribes list in 1950 is the reason for the 44-year delay in the formation of the Jharkhand state, and also resulted in the merger of Purulia sub-division with West Bengal.(iii) Did Mazrul Hasan Khan established a Shantiniketan-style open school in the Gola–Chitarpur area to train a band of revolutionaries who played a pivotal role in the creation of the Jharkhand state?(iv) How three brothers from the same family—Maya Ram Mahto, Kunwar Mahto and Mahesh Mahto—were martyred during the anti-Mahajan Andolan.
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