Gunda Dhur was a 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]

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 "Gundadhur 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.
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