Komaram Bheem
Indian tribal leader (1900–1940) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Komaram Bheem (1901–1940), alternatively Kumram Bheem,[1] was a revolutionary leader in Hyderabad State of British India from the Gond tribes. Bheem, in association with other Gond leaders, led a protracted low intensity rebellion against the feudal Nizams of Hyderabad in the eastern part of the princely state during the 1930s, which contributed in the culmination of the Telangana Rebellion of 1946.
Komaram Bheem | |
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Born | 22 October 1901 |
Died | c. 1940 (aged 38 or 39) Jodeghat, Hyderabad State, British India |
Years active | 1928–1940 |
Known for | Rebellion against the Hyderabad State |
He was killed by armed policemen in 1940, subsequently lionised as a symbol of rebellion, and eulogised in Adivasi and Telugu folklore. Bheem is deified as a pen in Gond culture and is credited for coining the slogan Jal, Jangal, Zameen (transl. Water, Forest, Land) which, symbolising a sentiment against encroachment and exploitation, has been adopted by Adivasi movements as a call to action. He is also closely associated with the movement for Telangana statehood.