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- The National Monuments Authority submitted a report on declaring Mangarh hillock in Rajasthan as a monument of National Importance in honor of 1500 Bhil tribal freedom fighters.
About Mangarh Hillock
- The hillock, situated at the Gujarat-Rajasthan border, is a site of a tribal uprising where a massacre of over 1500 Bhil tribal freedom fighters took place in 1913.
- Bhil social reformer and spiritual leader Govind Guru first raised the demand for a separate state for tribals back in 1913 after the Mangarh massacre.
- The place is also known as the Adivasi Jallianwala, and there has been a demand to build a memorial.
Bhil tribe
- The word Bhil is derived from “Veel”, which means “bow” in the Dravidian language.
- The Bhil tribe is called “Dhanush Purush of India” because they are highly adept at learning Dhanush.
- They are a group of tribal Indians scattered throughout India from Gujarat in the west to Tripura in the Far East.
- They have a rich and unique culture.
- Ghoomar is a traditional folk dance of the Bhil tribe.
- Ghoomar is the symbol of femininity.
- The young women take art in this dance and declare that they are stepping into women’s shoes.
National Monuments Authority (NMA)
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Source:PIB
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