The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Research and Training Institute (SCSTRTI) observed the Janajatiya Gaurav Varsh Pakhwada here Saturday.

The event was graced by Laxman Kumar Mallick, Director, Scheduled Castes Welfare, ST & SC Development, Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare department; Sudhakar Sabaro, Director, SCSTRTI; Santosh Kumar Rath, Deputy Director (Admn), SCSTRTI; Prof Vijaya Upadhyaya, Santali language scholar and eminent educationist; Prof Manmath Kundu, former Principal of Rajdhani College; and Prof Ajay Kumar Tripathy, Principal of Government Science College, Chatrapur, among others. At the event, dignitaries spoke about the life, struggles, and courage of Bhagwan Birsa Munda.

Prof Upadhyaya highlighted the history of organised tribal revolts across Odisha. Prof K

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