New Delhi, Jan 26 (PTI) Chhattisgarh’s tableau at the Republic Day parade on Monday showcased India’s first digital museum set up in the state to honour the legacy of tribal heroes who participated in India’s freedom struggle and even sacrificed their lives for Independence.
At the front of the tableau stood Veer Gundadhur, the legendary leader of the Dhurwa community and the face of the 1910 Bhumkal Rebellion. Bhumkal, meaning a collective assembly against injustice, symbolised mass tribal unity.
The tableau depicted the rebellion’s symbols — a twig of mango leaves and dried red chilies — representing mobilisation and defiance.
Towards the rear of the tableau was Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh, mounted on a horse with sword in hand. A leader from the Binjhawar tribe and zamindar of Sonakhan, he was arrested in 1856 for distributing grain to the poor during a devastating famine.
After returning to Sonakhan, Singh raised an army of 500 and joined the First War of Independence in 1857. He was executed on December 10, 1857, at Jaistambh Chowk, Raipur, and is revered as Chhattisgarh’s first martyr.
With the theme ‘Mantra of Freedom — Vande Mataram’, the Chhatigarh tableau showcased unity and valour of the tribal heroes and their unshakable uprising against British rule.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had inaugurated the digital museum, set up in Chhattisgarh’s Nava Raipur, last year. Through digital preservation of 14 major tribal uprisings, the museum brings to light a powerful history of resistance that has long remained underrepresented in mainstream narratives. PTI PK PRK AMJ AMJ
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