Tribal Personalities of Madhya Pradesh

Tribal Personalities of Madhya Pradesh

Pema Fatya

Dheer Singh

Shankar Shah

Bhuri Bai

Jangarh Singh Shyam

Sangram Shah

Shabari

Raja Nareshchandra Singh

Rani Durgavati

Jamuna Devi

Faggan Singh Kulaste

Tantya Bheel (Tantiya Mama)

Sardar Ganjan Singh Korku

Banjari Singh Korku

Bhimaji Nayak

Khwaja Nayak

Dilip Singh Bhuria

Kantilal Bhuria

Lal Padmadhar Singh

Virsa Gond and Jirra Gond

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Pema Fatya
 Born in Chandrashekhar Azad town [Jhabua].
 Related with Bhil tribe.
 He was a great artist of “Pithora Art”, which is
famous art of Bhil tribe.
 Paintings are usually canvassed on cloth, paper,
card boards and walls with natural and
synthetic colors.
 Horse is the central theme of this art.
 Over the years, Pithora Art has also shown
versatility in the art form. From depicting
„Dhoti‟, „Langot‟ or horses.
 J. Swaminathan identified the following
features such as:- Baba Ganesh, Kathiya Horse,
Chanda baba, Suraj baba, Stars, Sky [Aakash],
Jami mata, Gram Devta [village God], Rani
Kajal, Snake, Monkey, Scropio etc.
 He got Shikhar Samman in 1986 & facilitate by
Tulsi Samman by Cultural Department of
Madhya Pradesh in Tribal Art.
Dheer Singh
 Dheer Singh Baghel was a main leader of
Rewa in 1857 Revolution.
 Birth- 1820 [Rewa], Village- Kachiya tola
 He leave Rewa at the age of 17 years & due to
conflict with Raja of Rewa & went to Lahore.
Where he worked under Raja Ranjit Singh.
 He came back Rewa & started working under
Rewa Maharaj.
 He led the 1857 Revolution at Rewa, after
meeting Shankar Shah, the ruler of Gadha
Mandla.
Shankar Shah
 Gond ruler Shankar Shah of Garha Mandla was
born in 1783
 He led an uprising of 1857 against the British
colonial occupiers of India, and was put to
death along with his son.
 His son's name was Kunwar Raghunath Shah
 The flame of the Revolt of 1857 was burning
all over India.
 He called for war to make his motherland
independent from the British. In this struggle,
Raghunath Shah greatly supported his father.
 Raja Shankar Shah was the great-grandson of
Nizam Shah and the only son of Sumer Shah.
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 The commander of the 52nd Regiment of the
British stationed at Jabalpur, Liege Clarke, was
very tyrannical.
 He had greatly upset the small kings and the
general public. Incest and adultery were all
around. There was an outcry in the public
 The commander of the 52nd Regiment of the
British stationed at Jabalpur, Liege Clarke, was
very tyrannical.
 He had greatly upset the small kings and the
general public. Incest and adultery were all
around.
 There was an outcry in the public.
 Rani Phool Kunwar Devi came out of the
palace by throwing dust in the eyes of the
British and started leading the revolutionaries.
 The British blew up Shankar Shah along with
his son, Kunwar Raghunath Shah with a
cannon mouth on 18 September 1858 in a
crime of a provoking uprising.
 The work done in the revolution of 1857 by
Shankar Shah mentions in W. C. Arcaine
called Narrative of Events Attending the
Outbreak of Disturbances and Restoration of
Authority in the Sagar and Narmada Territories
in 1857-58.
Bhuri Bai
 Born-Pitoi, Jhabua, Tribe- Bhil
 Honours= Shikhar Samman, Madhya Pradesh
(1986) Padma Shri (2021), Rani Durgavati
Award 2009, Ahalya Samman 1998.
 Proficient in the making of Pithora
Paintings(Bhil Art)
 Bhil Art = Oldest India‟s Tribal art.
 She was the first artist of her community to
start painting on paper.
Jangarh Singh Shyam
 Jangarh was born into a Pardhan Gond family
in Patangarh (Dindori district) in 1962.
 He grew up in extreme poverty which forced
him to quit school. He grazed buffaloes and
sold milk in a nearby town.
 His wife Nankusia Bai also become a fellow
artist. In October 1981, Jangarh was
approached by the talent scouts of the arts
museum Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal.
 His Director, the artist Jagdish Swaminathan
showcased Jangarh‟s first sample paintings at
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Bharat Bhavan‟s inaugural exhibition in
February 1982 and employed him in Bharat
Bhavan‟s graphic arts department.
Style
 Jangarh is credited to be the initiator of a new
school of Indian art which he calls „Jangarh
Kalam‟. The primary subjects of Jangarh‟s
paintings are Gond deities like Thakur Dev,
Bada Deo, Kalsahin Devi and others. He also
depicts cutout-style portraits of animals.
 Jangarh used lines to coloured dots to create
shapes and patterns in his paintings. The dots
were inspired by the tattoos that form a part of
Gond life. Jangarh also used other techniques
like fields of dense crosshatching, tightly
drawn comb-lines etc. His famous painting
Owl (1997, acrylic on canvas) employs this
technique.
 Jangarh Kalam is an adaptation of the Pardhan
music. The transformation of music into visual
form. The peculiarity of Pardhan music is that
it has the disturbed equilibrium of music notes.
Fame
 Jangarh achieved fame quickly when, in 1986,
he was conferred the Shikhar Samman- the
highest civilian award bestowed by the MP
Govt.
 He was subsequently commissioned to do the
exterior murals for Vidhan Bhavan- the new
legislative building in Bhopal designed by the
renowned architect Charles Correa. In 1989,
his art was displayed in the Pompidou Centre‟s
exhibition in Paris.
Death
 He went on to do residential stints at the
Mithila Museum in Tokamachi, Japan. In 2001
at the Mithila Museum, Jangarh hanged
himself.
 Jangarh is survived by his wife Nankusia Bai
and two children Mayank Shyam and Japani
Shyam– all acclaimed practitioners of Jangarh
Kalam.
Sangram Shah
 Sangram Shah (1482-1532) was a king of the
Garha Kingdom of Gondwana, a Gond state of
Madhya Pradesh.
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 His initial name was Aman Das and after
conquering 52 garhs, the Titled himself as
Sangram Shah.
 Sangram Shah, who belongs to the Rajgond
Dynasty in Central India, was the 48th ruler of
the Gond Dynasty, Succeeded his Father
Arjunsingh.
 He had coqured 52 forts called Garh‟s to
strengthen and spread the Gond Empire. The
Chouragarh Fort in Narsinghpur was built in
his honour for conquering 52 forts.
 His eldest son, Dalpat Shah, married Rani
Durgawati.
 He was a brave and mighty king. He was never
defeated in his whole life.
 Shah was best known as a patron of arts and
literature and he had great knowled of Sanskrit.
“Rasratnamala” was written by him in
Sanskrit.
Shabari
 Shabari was a tribal woman forma village
situated some where in eastern mp. She met
Sage Matang on Mount Rishyamukha. She
accepted him as guru.
 The sage responded that, if she of fered seva
(service), Lord Rama would give her darshana.
 Every day, Shabari pluck berries for Lord
Rama. Shabari is commonly used as meta phor
for an endless wait for God.
Raja Nareshchandra Singh
 Raja Nareshcnadra Singh (1908-1987), was
ruler of Sarnagarh Princely State in Raigarh,
Chhattisgarh.
 He also served as Chief Minister of undivided
Madhya Pradesh.
 He represented Sarangarh Assembly in 1951,
1957 Election and Pussore Assembly in 1962
and 1967.
 He was a Cabinet Minister (1952) in Pandit
Ravishakar Shukla‟s Ministry.
 He was made the first Minister for Tribal
Welfare in M.P. in 1955 and continued in this
post till he became the Chief Minister of
Madhya Pradesh in 1969 (13 March 1969 to 25
March 1969).
 Disgusted with the way politics had come to be
practiced, he resigned from his post of Chief
Minister, from the membership of the State
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Assembly and quit politics. In his later years he
took to social work towards upliftment of
people in Chhattisgarh.
 His wife, Rani Lalita Devi (died 7 November
1987) was also elected unopposed form
Pussour assembly in 1969. He had five
daughters and one son.
 After his death, his son Raja Shishir Bindu
Singh become his successor and continued till
2016.
 After Raja Shishir Bindu Singh the third
daughter of Raja Narechandrasingh Pushpa
Devi Singh looking after his political legacy.
Rani Durgavati
 The followers of Sangram Shah, Dalpat shah
ruled peacefully. After his death Rani
Durgavati took the regin and ruled for 16
years (1548-1564).
 Baz bahadur, ruler of Malwa wanted to capture
grah, but was defeated by Rani several times.
Soon, when Adam Khan defeated Bahadur,
Malwa came under Mughal empire,
 Thus, Akbar with an ambition to capture Grah
attacked Rani‟s province with Asaf Khan as
governing leader, but was defeated in first
attempt.
 As a result, Rani Durgavati‟s Diwan Adhar
Simha Kayasth went to Delhi, but any
negotiations were declined by Akbar as Rani
didn‟t want to surrender and accept his
dominon.
 Battle of Narrai 1564: In this Battle Asaf
Khan along with Rewa‟s King
Ramcharandra‟s army attacked Rani. On 24
June, 1564 the Queen died while fighting
bravely, giving tough fight to Asaf Khan.
Jamuna Devi
 Jamuna Devi (1929-2010) was resident of
Kushi in Dhar District.
 Jamuna Devi (1929-2010) was a leader of
Indian National Congress.
 She was elected as Lok Shabha member form
Jhabua (1962-67). She was also the member of
Rajya Sabha form 1978-81.
 Born = 19th November 1929, Sardarpur Dhar
(M.P.)
 Education = Canadian School Indore.
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 Political Achievements:
 Famous by the name of Buaji.
 Member of Loksabha – 1962-67.
 First Female Deputy Chief Minister (1998).
 Member of Rajya Sabha – 1978-1981
 Awarded by “Bharat Jyoti Samman” in
2001.
 Died = 24th September 2010, Indore.
Faggan Singh Kulaste
 Born = 18th 1959, Barabati, Mandla (M.P.)
 Family :
 Mother- Mrs. Herobai
 Father- Mr. Shobhan Singh Kulaste
 Wife- Mrs. Savitri Kulaste.
 Political Introduction:
 Famous leader of BJP and won 6 times Lok
Sabha elections from Mandla.
 Member for Rajya Sabha- 2012.
 Minister of Health and Family Welfare –
2016 – 2017.
 Currently, he is Minister in Steel Ministry.
Tantya Bheel (Tantiya Mama)
 Tantya Bheel was born at village Viree in
Western Nimar in 1842.
 He raised voice against British rule, but
arrested and sent in jail for one year. After
releasing from jail he lived as simple labour
life but was wrongly alleged for theft.
 He was caught on Raksha Bandan when he was
with his sister Surekha and hanged to death in
1888.
Sardar Ganjan Singh Korku
 Jungle Satyagraha was started in 1930 in
Betul district of Central India on the call of
Mahatma Gandhi. After which the forest
dwellers of the entire country joined this Forest
Satyagraha against the British rule.
 Sardar Ganjan Singh Korku lead Ghoda-
Dongari Satyagraha. It is said that the British
were shivering in the name of revolutionary
Ganjan Singh Korku and people flocked to get
a glimpse of it.
 In 1930, the British government also
announced a reward fo 500 rupees on Sardar
Ganjan Singh.
 It is said that after the Independence of the
country, Sardar Ganjan Singh used to roam
around in the jungles of Betul district and
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advised the forest dwellers to celebrate the
Independence of the country.
 After the death of Sardar Ganjan Singh in
1963, the family of this great man is living
himself in oblivion.
Banjari Singh Korku
 Banjari Singh Korku was an associate to Sardar
Ganjan Singh Korku lead Ghoda-Dongari
Satyagraha.
 Banjari Singh Korku sacrificed life for the
Country.
Bhimaji Nayak
 He was known as Nimar‟s Robin Hood.
 He was born in 1840 at village Panchmohali
of Western Nimar state.
 In 1857, Bhima Nayak revolted against
Britishers but his old mother was arrested and
Bhima sent to Mandleshwar fort by Britishers.
 Bhima Nayak escaped away. British tourchered
his old mother so that after 15 days she passed
away.
 On 2nd April, 1868, Bhima Nayak was arrested
by Britishers in Satpura forest. Death of Bhima
Yanak is still unknown.
Khwaja Nayak
 During the First War of Independence in 1857,
Western Nimar‟s Bhil warrior Khwaja Nayak
and Bhima Nayak with other revolutionaries
also fought against the Britishers.
 Khwaja Nayak was the brother-in-law of
Bhima Nayak and was known as Nimar‟s
Robin Hood.
 Khwaja was a sepoy in the Company. He
served the Britishers for two decades from
1831 and was then awarded ten year‟s
imprisonment for fatally beating up a highway
robber while on patrol.
 Khwaja was re-enlisted by the Company but
quit and joined Bhima after being insulted by a
British captain. Besides looting the treasury,
they fought against Britishers who made
several attempts to crush the rebels but in vain.
 The later were surrounded on April 11, 1858 at
Amba Pani between Barwani and Silwad.
 In the ensuing battle, Khwaja‟s son Daulat
Singh and several other Bhils were martyred.
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 A few years later, treachery by relatives led to
an arrest of Khwaja and Bhima who were
subsequently incarcerated at the Cellular Jail at
Port Blair along with their associates.
Dilip Singh Bhuria
 Dilip Singh Bhuria (1944 – 24 June 2015) was
a resident of Jhabua district.
 He was elected to Lok Sabha from Ratlam Lok
Sabha constituency as member of Congress
from 1980 to 1998(7th to 11th Loksabha
Contineously).
 Later he joined Bhartiya Janta Party and won
Ratlam seats as BJP candidate in 16th Lok
Sabha.
 He had been the Chairman of National
Commission of Schedule Tribe.
 He dies in Gurgaon on 24 June 2015 after
suffering a second myocardial infarction.
Kantilal Bhuria
 Kantilal Bhuria (born 1 June 1950) is a resident
of Jhabua district.
 He is a popular politician and a member of
Congress.
 He had been a Cabinet Minister in Central
Government, led by the Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh in 2009.
 Earlier, he was the Minister of State in the
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public
Distribution.
 He has elected from Jhabua Assembly seat in
Oct 2019, by election as a Congress candidate.
Lal Padmadhar Singh
 Gandhian Thinker.
 Born – Kripalpur village, Satna.
 Led the tribals of Rewa in Indian National
Independence Movement.
 Prominently participated in Quit India
Movement.
 Died = On 13th August, 1942.
Virsa Gond and Jirra Gond
 Tribes of Betul lead by Virsa Gond and Jirra
Gond de-eracted the railway track near Ghoda-
Dongari station. The crowd also put timber
depo on fire.
 Virsa Gond was arrested and died in Jail.
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