Q. Identify the personality from the statements given below:
- He hailed from the Gond tribal.
- He led a rebellion against the Nizams of Hyderabad opposing the Bambram and Dupapetti taxes.
- He gave the slogan ‘Jal, Jangal, Jameen’.
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
Answer:
Komaram Bhima
Notes:
- Komram Bheem was born on October 22, 1901, at Sankepally village in Asifabad.
- He hailed from the Gond tribal
- Bheem’s family migrated to Sardapur village in Kerimeri mandal after his father’s death.
- Nizam’s government used to collect tax in the name of ‘Bambram’ and Dupapetti for grazing cattleand collecting firewood for cooking.
- He led a rebellion against the Nizams of Hyderabad opposing the taxes.
- The slogan ‘Jal, Jangal, Jameen’ (water, forest, land) was given by Bheem to fight fortribal freedom and rights and oppose the taxes.
- Komaram Bheem died in the battle against the Nizam’s army in Jodeghat forest.
- Asifabad district has been renamed as ‘Komaram bheem District’ since 2016.