Gunda Dhur was a famous and rebellious tribal leader from village Nethanar in Jagdalpur tehsil, of Bastar district, in present-day Chhattisgarh.[1][2] He played a major role in 1910 rebellion of the Dhurwas of Kanger forest in Bastar, and led the rebellion.[3][4][5][6] He is considered as a hero by many tribals of Bastar.[2] Most of the people of Batsar and the near by area were in support as he was also considered as a god by other tribal people. Gunda Dhur was an inspiration for many tribals of his time.

Memorial

On 10 February 2020, a statue made by the tribal community was unveiled at Kanker, Chhattisgarh by the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Bhupesh Baghel.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Hira Lal Shukla (1992). History of the People of Bastar. Sharada Publishing House. p. 269. ISBN 9788185616049.
  2. 1 2 "Gunda Dhur Sammam". Directorate of Culture & Archaeology, Government of Chhattisgarh.
  3. ↑ "Shahid Gundadhur". Ministry of Culture, Government of India.
  4. ↑ |NCERT Textbook, Social Science, Grade 9, Page 91
  5. ↑ Malti Mallik, Anita Jain, SK Jha and Dinesh Bhatt. SSc-Social Science-TB-09-R (EBook). New Saraswati House India Pvt Ltd. ISBN 9789353623265.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ "The Bastar Rebellion of 1910 History". knowledgeuniverseonline.com. Knowledge Universe online.
  7. ↑ Naidu, Ashok (10 February 2022). "Bastar: Earth Day celebrated in Bastar, CM Baghel unveiled the statue of Veer Gundadhur". ABP Live. Retrieved 14 November 2022.

8. Shaurya Prakash. (Student), Chairman CHTP( Community of History Thinkers and philosophers) Author.

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