TNPSC Thervupettagam
July 8 , 2023 638 days 1966 0
  • Hul Divas is observed annually on June 30 in memory of tribal leaders Sidho and Kanhu Murmu.
  • They led the Santhal hul (rebellion) on June 30, 1855, at Bhognadih in Sahebganj district (now Jharkhand).
  • This is often referred to as “the first war for Indian independence”.
  • The rebellion took place in the lush Damin-i-Koh region – ‘Damin-i-Koh’.
  • The Santal people or Santalis – were not the original inhabitants of modern day Santhal Pargana.
  • They had migrated from the Birbhum and Manbhum regions (present-day Bengal), starting around the late 18th century.

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