Murmu

Murmu is a surname indicating a particular clan (paris) of the Santals found in India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan.^[1] The Kol tribe also bears the surname Murmu. The tribe resides in Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal, Odisha, and other states.

Notable people

• Droupadi Murmu (born 1958) is an Indian politician who is the current President of India belongs to Murmu clan of Santal.
• Anthony Murmu, (27 October 1930 – 19 April 1985) an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Rajmahal, Bihar as a member of the Janata Party.
• Bhagwat Murmu (28 February 1928 – 30 June 1998) social worker, first recipient of Padma Shri Award among Santal People, awarded on 16 March 1985^{[2][circular reference][3]} Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly, 1957-1962.^[4]
• Bhairav Murmu another sibling of great leader Sidhu Kanhu who also led the Santhal rebellion (1855–1856)
• Chami Murmu, (born c. 1973) a recipient of Nari Shakti Puraskar award in 2020.
• Chand Murmu sibling of great leader Sidhu Kanhu who also led the Santhal rebellion (1855–1856)
• Chandrani Murmu (born 16 June 1993) is an Indian politician, a youngest Indian Member of Parliament, from Keonjhar, Odisha in the 2019 Indian general election as a member of the Biju Janata Dal.
• Durga Murmu is an Indian politician. He was elected to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Phansidewa as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
• G. C. Murmu (born 1959), Indian Administrative Service officer
• Hemlal Murmu, Indian politician and former MP from Rajmahal in 14th Lok Sabha
• Jauna Murmu (born 1990), Indian sprint runner and hurdler
• Joyel Murmu is an Indian politician.
• Sidhu Murmu (Sidhu Kanhu), a leader of the Santhal rebellion (1855–1856)
• Khagen Murmu, (born 2 February 1960) an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament from Maldaha Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency).
• Naresh Chandra Murmu (born 1 September 1971) Chief Scientist and Director of CSIR - Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute Durgapur, West-Bengal, India. He was also acting Director of CSIR - National Metallurgical Laboratory Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India
• Nathaniyal Murmu was an eminent Santal Social Reformer.
  • Nathaniyal Murmu Memorial College, a college at Tapan in the Dakshin Dinajpur district of West Bengal, India.
• Paika Murmu (15 January 1912 — ?) was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Rajmahal, Bihar as a member of the Indian National Congress.
• Paresh Murmu is an Indian politician member of All India Trinamool Congress.
• Rabindranath Murmu (born 1967/68) is an Indian Santali language writer from Jharkhand. He won Sahitya Akademi Award for Santali Translation in 2012.
• Raghunath Murmu (1905–1981), Indian linguist, inventor of the Ol Chiki script used in Santali language
  • Nayagram Pandit Raghunath Murmu Government College in Baligeria, West Bengal, India
  • Pandit Raghunath Murmu Medical College and Hospital, a Medical college and hospital in Baripada, Odisha, India
  • Pandit Raghunath Murmu Smriti Mahavidyalaya, a college in Baragari, Bankura, West Bengal, India
  • Pandit Raghunath Murmu Teachers Training College, a Training School in Murshidabad, West Bengal, India
  • Pandit Raghunath Murmu Tribal University in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India
  • Pt. Raghunath Academy Of Santali Cinema & Art, an academy formed to promote and develop Santali films, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand.
• Rupchand Murmu (born 1947), Indian politician, former MP
• Sadhu Ramchand Murmu, (30 April 1897 — 15 December 1954) a Santali Writer. His contributions are Sari Dhorom Serenj Puthi (2 parts-1969), Lita Godet (1979), Sonsar Phend (Drama), Isror (Verse), Ol Doho Onorhe (Poetry.
• Salkhan Murmu (born 1952), Indian socio-political activist, former MP from Mayurbhanj
• Sidha Lal Murmu (1 November 1935 – 4 June 1999) was an Indian politician.
• Sonu Murmu (Member of Federal Parliament of Nepal, 2022-2027)
• Kanhu Murmu, a leader of the Santhal rebellion (1855–1856)
  • Sidho Kanho Birsha University in West Bengal, India
  • Sidhu Kanhu Birsa Polytechnic in Keshiary, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, India
  • Sido Kanhu Murmu University in Jharkhand, India
• Phulo Murmu & Jhano Murmu, Two sisters, Heroines of India’s Freedom movement (Santhal rebellion, 1855-1856)^[5]
  • Phulo Jhano Murmu College of Dairy Technology^[6][7]
  • Phulo Jhano Murmu Medical College and Hospital, a Medical college and hospital in Dumka, Jharkhand, India
• Tilka Majhi (Murmu) (11 February 1750 – 13 January 1785) was a notable tribal leader and revolutionary from present-day Bihar and Jharkhand, recognized as one of the earliest figures to rebel against British colonial oppression in India.^[8][9]
  • Tilka Majhi Bhagalpur University, formerly Bhagalpur University, is a public university in Bhagalpur, Bihar, India.