Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated "Aadi Mahotsav", the mega National Tribal Festival at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium here in the national capital. He also paid floral tribute to tribal freedom fighter Birsa Munda.
Birsa Munda, who belonged to the Munda tribe, was born on November 15 in 1875. During British rule in the late 19th century, he spearheaded an Indian tribal religious Millenarian movement across the tribal belt of modern-day Bihar and Jharkhand.