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Jatra Bhagat
Statue of Veer Jatra Tana Bhagat in Ranchi District, Jharkhand[1]
BornSeptember 1888
Chingri Navatoli village, Gumla district, Jharkhand
Died1916
NationalityIndian
Other namesTana Bhagat
Known forTana Bhagat Movement
Bhagatism[2]

Jatra Bhagat (1888–1916) was an Indian tribal freedom fighter and social reformist. He was the founder of Tana Bhagat Movement among the Oraon tribe.[2][3][4][5][6]

Tana Bhagat alias Jatra Oraon was born in September 1888 at Chingari Navatoli village in Gumla district of Jharkhand. His father's name was Kodal Oraon and mother's name was Libri.[7]

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  1. ↑ "तीर्थ स्थल बनकर रह गया जतरा टाना भगत का पैतृक गांव ¨चगरी" (in Hindi). Dainik Jagran. 12 August 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 A. R. N. Srivastava (2007). Tribal Freedom Fighters of India. Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. ISBN 9788123025216.
  3. ↑ Ravi, Salman. "जिनके लिए तिरंगा भगवान है" (in Hindi). BBC.com.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. ↑ "Venerating the tricolour". Deccan Herald. 15 August 2009.
  5. ↑ "जतरा भगत एवं टाना आन्दोलन" (in Hindi). Vikaspedia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  6. ↑ Pal, Sanchari (13 August 2016). "14 Forgotten Folk Uprisings That Prepared the Ground for Indian Independence". Thebetterindia.com.
  7. ↑ "सदियों पहले टाना भगत ने लड़ी थी 'सामाजिक न्याय' की लड़ाई, अंग्रेजों के छूटते थे पसीने" (in Hindi). Eenadu. 15 August 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)