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Modi took over as the Prime appreciate that the mainstream
'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas'
Minister in 2014, the budget of the narrative of the freedom struggle
Enabling True Tribal Empowerment Ministry was about of Rs. 21,000 propagated for the past several
crores. Today, it is in excess of Rs. decades has sought to project
78,000 crores. the movement mainly as a
An unbiased observer can political one. This narrative has
easily note that when the Prime by design understated the role
freedom struggle, Prime Minister Minister discusses another key of the revolutionaries, the tribals,
Modi also talked of an issue that central element of his basic the marginalized and also the
was close to Birsa Munda’s heart approach to managing the fact that a large number of men
and has also been an issue affairs of the country, that is and women who gave their
of great concern for himself. ‘Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas’ the lives for our freedom had drawn
He recollected Munda’s words tribals are an important part of inspiration from India’s cultural,
‘the earth is ours and we are its this overall scheme. The world spiritual and historical legacy. In
protectors’. This line of thought, is today taking note of how this sense, Prime Minister Modi’s
as we know, has been woven in Prime Minister Modi has sought ‘Mann ki Baat’ of 30 October has
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the Prime Minister’s basic policy to empower the vast sectors of also filled important gaps in our
of governance. In following this population in a fundamental historical narrative - a true and
Prof. Raghuvendra Tanwar
commitment towards protecting manner by providing for roads, needed course correction so to
Professor Emeritus, Kurukshetra University
& Chairman Indian Council of Historical our environment, Prime Minister homes, toilets, drinking water, say.
Research and Padma Shri Awardee
Modi has infact been following bank accounts, schools
what has been prescribed in and so on. The numbers
our ancient texts going back that are mind boggling,
thousands of years. Be it the clearly impress on the
In his 'Mann ki Baat', Prime Bhagwan Birsa Munda's Museum developmental miracle
Minister Narendra Modi has been inaugurated by the Prime Minister that is taking place in
sharing with millions of inspired last year or the tribal museums India and impacting
countrymen issues which are being set up across India at the the marginalised, the
close to his heart or which cost of Rs. 200 crores, the idea under privileged and the
need to be shared as a public obviously is to place in national forgotten.
discourse. On 30 October 2022, psyche the rich and inspiring In his 30 October
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in his address, the Prime Minister legacy of our tribal brothers and ‘Mann ki Baat’, the Prime
referred to ‘the Janjatiya Gaurav sisters. Minister also referred
Diwas’ to be commemorated The tribal population of our with reverence his
on 15 November every year, country is now about 10% of then proposed visit 1
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a practice the Prime Minister our total population. Sadly, this November to Mangarh.
initiated last year. The day important section was treated Mangarh is not just a
marks the birth anniversary of earlier as little more than an place that witnessed a
a hero among heroes of the electoral vote bank. Incidentally, it massacre of tribals by the
freedom movement - Bhagwan was the Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee's British in 1913, but today,
Birsa Munda. While drawing the Government that created the symbolizes a place of
nation's attention to the life and first Tribal Development Welfare pride in our historical
contribution of Birsa Munda in the Ministry. When Prime Minister legacy. It is important to

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