Phulo Murmu and Jhano Murmu were two sisters, who belonged to the Santhal Pargana region of modern-day Jharkhand. In the 1850s, when the British ruled over these parts of the country, the soldiers severely harassed tribal girls. In a fit of rebellion, the two sisters, in 1855, crashed into a British army camp and axed down 21 soldiers. The girls along with their four brothers ultimately led a liberation movement, called ‘Hool’, which helped the Santhal tribes reclaim their land from both the British and self-aggrandising zamindars. They were in their early 20s, when they mobilised 20,000 Santhals in the Hool movement!
Phulo Murmu and Jhano Murmu were two sisters, who belonged to the Santhal Pargana region of modern-day Jharkhand. In the 1850s, when the British ruled over these parts of the country, the soldiers severely harassed tribal girls. In a fit of rebellion, the two sisters, in 1855, crashed into a British army camp and axed down 21 soldiers. The girls along with their four brothers ultimately led a liberation movement, called ‘Hool’, which helped the Santhal tribes reclaim their land from both the British and self-aggrandising zamindars. They were in their early 20s, when they mobilised 20,000 Santhals in the Hool movement!