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{{Short description|Tribal freedom fighter}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}}
{{Infobox royalty
| name = Bajal Soren
| title =
| image = Bajal Soren Statue (cropped).jpg
| alt =
| caption = Statue of Bajal Soren, Abdarpur football field, Borobagan, [[Suri, Birbhum]], [[West Bengal]].
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| birth_name =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Sunderpahari]], [[district|Godda]], [[Bengal Presidency]]
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| occupation = [[Santal]] leader, [[Tribal chief|Tribal leader]]
| royal house =
| dynasty = Soren
}}
'''Bajal Soren''' also known as '''Bir Bajal''' was an Indian freedom fighter from [[Santhal people|Santal]] community. Along with the entire [[Santal]] community he was also victimized of the atrocities by money lender under [[British Empire]] during 1850-55 even before [[Santal Revolt]] which took place in (1855–1856).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vidyasagar.ac.in/Downloads/ShowPdf.aspx?file=/UG_Syllabus/santali.pdf |title=UG_Syllabus Santali, Vidyasagar University |publisher=vidyasagar.ac.in |access-date=2024-06-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=एक क्रांतिकारी की प्रेम कहानीः बैजल सोरेन और ब्रिटिश जेलर की बेटी का प्यार |date=14 February 2020 |trans-title=Love story of a revolutionary: Love between Baijal Soren and the daughter of a British jailor |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/hindi/jharkhand/state/godda/love-story-of-tribal-baijal-soren-and-british-girl-in-godda/jh20200214061055060 |access-date=2024-06-23 |publisher=etvbharat.com}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=1885 में महाजनी प्रथा के खिलाफ बैजल बाबा ने छेड़ी थी मुहिम |trans-title=In 1885, Baijal Baba had started a campaign against the money lending system |url=https://www.jagran.com/jharkhand/godda-baijl-babab-19545663.html |access-date=2024-06-23 |publisher=jagran.com}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pbag.in/programme/ |title=BISWA ADIBASI DIBAS 2023 |publisher= Paschim Banga Adibasi Gaonta|access-date=2024-06-23}}</ref>

==History==
In 1854-55, he conspired and invited Mahajan Rup Singh Tamboli lured him to give all their cattle and land what the owned, during that time in the field he assassinated as retaliation of extreme atrocities on tribal women and heavy revenue collection from the tribal resident of the [[Santhal Pargana Division]] which was then in [[Bengal Presidency]]. Mahajan Rup Singh Tamboli was a contemporary to Kanwar Ram Bhagat Mahajan. Being caught by the [[British troops]] he was brought to [[district|Suri]] in [[Birbhum]], present day [[west Bengal]] as he was punished for death sentence by hanging. But, during his execution, he wished to play [[Santal]] tune in his [[flute]]. The melody fascinated the daughter of the then jailer and she felt in love with him and rescued him.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/santhals-bank-on-icon-for-fight-against-caa/cid/1739162 |title=Santhals bank on icon for fight against CAA |publisher= telegraphindia.com |access-date=2024-06-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=महाजनी प्रथा के खिलाफ आवाज बुलंद करने वाले बैजल सोरेन को भुला दिया सब ने |date=15 August 2018 |trans-title=Everyone has forgotten Baijal Soren who raised his voice against the money lending system |url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/jharkhand/godda-bijal-soren-who-has-raised-voice-against-mahajani-system-has-forgotten-by-all-1482168.html |access-date=2024-06-23 |publisher=hindi.news18.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=পায়ে বেড়ি, তবু সুর খেলাতেন সাঁওতাল বিদ্রোহের যোদ্ধা বাজাল |trans-title=Shackled on his feet, but the Santal Rebellion fighter Bajal played tunes |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/west-bengal/purulia-birbhum-bankura/some-unknown-facts-about-santhal-rebellion-leader-bajal-soren-1.936064 |access-date=2024-06-23 |publisher=anandabazar.com}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bharat |first=E. T. V. |date=2020-02-13 |title=Baijal Soren: A tribal warrior with a love story |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/english/state/jharkhand/baijal-soren-a-tribal-warrior-with-a-love-story/na20200213133109619 |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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=== Bibliography ===

* {{Cite book |last=Tudu |first=Shyam C. |title=Bir Bajal do bako pasi ledea: a novel on Bir Bajal Soren, a freedom fighter |publisher=Dabanki Press |year=2021 |location=Jharkhand |language=sat}}
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[[Category:People from Godda district]]
[[Category:Santali people]]
[[Category:Adivasi people]]
[[Category:Indian rebels]]
[[Category:Adivasi activists]]
[[Category:19th-century Indian people]]
[[Category:Indian independence activists from Jharkhand]]
[[Category:Indian revolutionaries]]

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