Anybody know of this badass? I'm ashamed to say that I only recently heard his name.
shareAnyone from Bihar or Jharkhand will know him. A hero. Would be a decent choice for biography?
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Yes now the rains weep o'er his hall,
and not a soul to hear.
Every life story is worth telling.
Here we have a nice confluence of Christian missionary activity, the Raj and tribal rights. I'm sure a decent film is hidden in there somewhere.
Even today, the confluence of Indian crony capitalism and tribal rights is a battleground, and a sad state of affairs.
Yeah, have heard of him. One of the new age Bong director, Birsa Dasgupta, was probably named after him. People in Bengal do look upto him.
Kapil Routray: The Bengali Hindus will pay for their sins.:)