Gunda Dhur

Gunda Dhur was a tribal leader from village Nethanar in Jagdalpur tehsil, of Bastar district, in present-day Chhattisgarh.^[1][2] He played a major role in 1910 rebellion of the Dhurwas of Kanger forest in Bastar, and led the rebellion.^[3][4][5][6] He is considered as a hero by many tribals of Bastar.^[2]He was one of the prominent leaders who lead the Bastar rebellion.

Memorial

On 10 February 2020, a statue made by the tribal community was unveiled at Kanker, Chhattisgarh by the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Bhupesh Baghel.^[7]

References

1. Hira Lal Shukla (1992). History of the People of Bastar. Sharada Publishing House. p. 269. ISBN 9788185616049.
2. "Gundadhur Sammam". Directorate of Culture & Archaeology, Government of Chhattisgarh.
3. "Shahid Gundadhur". Ministry of Culture, Government of India.
4. Archived 2020-11-30 at the Wayback Machine|NCERT Textbook, Social Science, Grade 9, Page 91
5. Malti Mallik, Anita Jain, SK Jha and Dinesh Bhatt. SSc-Social Science-TB-09-R (EBook). New Saraswati House India Pvt Ltd. ISBN 9789353623265.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
6. "The Bastar Rebellion of 1910 History". knowledgeuniverseonline.com. Knowledge Universe online.
7. Naidu, Ashok (10 February 2022). "Bastar: Earth Day celebrated in Bastar, CM Baghel unveiled the statue of Veer Gundadhur". ABP Live. Retrieved 14 November 2022.