Jharkhand

• 17 Nov 2022

Tribal Pride Award

Why In News?

According to the information received from the media recently, on the eve of the 147th birth anniversary of Lord Birsa Munda, journalist Nageshwar of Jharkhand's Prabhat Khabar, a ceremony organized at Yashwant Rao Center at Nariman Point, Mumbai, courtesy of Jharkhand Intellectual Forum and Prime Minister Self-reliant India. Awarded with 'Tribal Gaurav Samman'.

Key Points

• In this program, the most circulated Hindi daily Prabhat Khabar of Jharkhand was explained in detail. The organizers said that Prabhat Khabar is not only the number one newspaper in Jharkhand, it has registered a strong presence in many states as well.
• It is known that Virsa Munda had done the work of bringing out the rich culture and heritage of the tribal society. The tribal heritage and their contribution to nation building is remembered every year on their birth anniversary. Last year in 2021, the central government had decided to celebrate Birsa Munda's birth anniversary as Tribal Pride Day in the country.
• Prem Kumar, the chairman of the ceremony, said that Dharti Aba Bhagwan Birsa Munda was the revolutionary superhero of Jharkhand. An attempt has been made to organize the people of Jharkhand in Maharashtra by making the people of Jharkhandi origin aware of their saga.