Who was gunda dhur.describe his courage …

Gunda Dhur was a tribal leader of village Nethanar, of Bastar district, in present-day Chattisgarh. He is considered to have played a major role in 1910 rebellion of the Dhurwas of Kanger forest in Bastar.

The 1910 Rebellion and Gunda Dhur's role: The British colonial government proposed to reserve two-thirds of the Kanger Forest as a reserved forest in 1910. This new proposal was opposed by a number of tribals in the area as they could be affected due to the proposal. Gunda Dhur played a major role in organizing tribes in Bastar district and influenzing them to rebel against the British. Each family contributed to the rebellion. The rebels led by Gunda Dhur robbed, looted and burnt British granaries and redistributed grains to the poor.

Suppression of the rebellion and partial victory of Gunda Dhur: The British sent troops to suppress the rebellion. The Adivasi leader Gunda Dhur tried to negotiate but the British fired their camps and villages. Although the British succeeded, they never managed to capture Gunda Dhur. But the partial victory of Gunda Dhur was that the British reduced the reservation of forests to roughly half of what was proposed before.

Still now, tribal people of the Kanger Forest praise the heroic acts of Gunda Dhur in various folk songs, stories and by genealogists.