Before Bhagat Singh, Birsa Munda Was Cremated Secretly Overnight
June 9, 1900, is etched in Jharkhand’s history. On this date, Birsa Munda, honored as Dharti Aba or “Father of the Earth,” took his last breath in the newly built Ranchi jail. The weather was brutal, and British authorities attributed his death to cholera. A hasty postmortem was conducted, but Birsa’s followers couldn’t believe he…