What are some things every Indian should know about Indian history?
They were 6 from one family. 6 brothers and sisters - Sidhu, Kanu, Birsa, Bhairav, Fulmani and Jhanu. They were able to unite 400 villages under their call. They were able to build a struggle to restore freedom against the powerful British. They were able to give a new name to their struggle and the name of that struggle is the Santal Rebellion. 'Hul' means rebellion, this rebellion that took place in 1855, just 2 years before the famous or infamous (as per colonial powers) Sepoy Mutiny in 1857 which was glorified in Indian history books as ‘first freedom struggle movement’ and first serious movement to expel the British from the country. However, the Hul or Santhal Rebellion remained supressed in Indian history text books. In this rebellion not only the Santal tribal dominated citizens, the oppressed people also became its partners. 30 June 1855. On this day 170 years ago, two of the leaders of the Santal rebellion in undivided India, Sidhu (Sidho) and Kanu (Kanhu), called tho...