HUL DIVAS

About:

• Bhognadih is a village in Sahebganj district of Jharkhand. Bhognadih was the main centre of the Santhal rebellion of 1855.
  
  
• On 30 June 1855, a large number of Santals assembled in a field in Bhognadih, they declared themselves as free and took oath under the leadership of Sido Murmu and Kanhu Murmu to fight unto the last against the British rulers as well as their agents.
  
  
• It started on June 30, 1855 and lasted until January 3, 1856 when the movement was brutally ended by troops loyal to the British.
  
  
• In the memory of Santhal Hul (rebellion), Hul Divas (Rebellion Day) is celebrated each year on the same date 30 June, especially among Santhal tribes.