BJP to mark Janjatiya Gaurav Divas with week-long nationwide programmes

NEW DELHI The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will celebrate Janjatiya Gaurav Divas from November 11 to 18, organising over 1,000 programmes across 240 tribal-dominated districts and 568 Assembly constituencies to mark the birth anniversary of Bhagwan Birsa Munda. Also read | Birsa Munda believed in modern education and speaking out against societal ills: PM https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pm-modi-pays-tributes-to-birsa-munda-on-birth-anniversary/article37497758.ece BJP national general secretary and Lok Sabha MP Gajendra Patel said on Wednesday (November 11, 2026) said the special week-long initiative will highlight the positive transformations in the lives of tribal and Adivasi communities.

Bhagwan Birsa Munda was born on November 15, 1875, in Ulihatu village, Khunti district, Jharkhand. “At that time, the British subjected the tribal community to various forms of oppression over issues relating to land and religious conversion.

Young Birsa Munda fought against the British in resistance to these atrocities. At the young age of just 25, he became revered as Bhagwan,” he said.