Nirmal Mahto

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Nirmal Mahto
Personal details
Born25 December 1950
Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
Died8 August 1987 (aged 36)
Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
NationalityIndian
Political party
Profession
  • Activist
  • Politician

Nirmal Mahto was a political activist and prominent leader of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha. He was founder of All Jharkhand Students Union. He was prominent leader in movement for separate state of Jharkhand.[1][2][3]

In 1980, due to controversy, Shibu Soren and Binod Bihari Mahato drifted apart. A. K. Roy also left. Shibu Soren appointed Mahato as president and himself as general secretary of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha. Mahato perceived that to fight for Jharkhand with just support of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha will be difficult. For this a stronger movement was required and it was decided to form a student union of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha.

On June 22, 1986 on the line of All Assam Students Union, All Jharkhand Students Union was formed. Prabhakar Tikey becomes the president and Suraj Singh Besra the general secretary. Mahato had a plan that all leaders and workers of AJSU should be trained in guerrilla warfare like revolutionary of Assam, Bodoland and Gorkhaland. He sent AJSU leaders to Assam and Gorkhaland. On 8 August 1987, Nirmal Mahato was murdered in Jamshedpur.[4]

References[edit]

  1. "Jharkhand Mukti Morcha founder remembered". The Times of India.
  2. "JMM pays tributes to martyr leader Nirmal Mahato". avenuemail.in.
  3. "जयंती पर विशेष : कुशल नेतृत्वकर्ता, दूरद्रष्टा और सामाजिक नेता थे निर्मल महतो". prabhatkhabar (in हिन्दी).
  4. Sinha, Anuj Kumar (January 2021). Unsung Heroes of Jharkhand Movement. ISBN 9789352660001.