Tribals' role in freedom struggle deserves attention: Alva

Rajasthan Governor Margaret Alva today said the contribution of tribals in India's freedom struggle deserves to be fully acknowledged.
Speaking at a function to mark the centenary of 'Mangarh Massacre' at Mangarh dham in Banswara, Alva said that it deserved a place in history text books and that she would write to the relevant authorities to rectify the situation.
"An estimated 1,750 to 2,000 tribals were reportedly killed when British Army opened fire on a peaceful assembly here on November 17, 1913. We all know of the Jallianwala Bagh incident but hardly anyone knows about the Mangarh firing in which the death toll was four times that of Jallianwala Bagh," she said.

The Governor said students across the country should know about such sacrifices. "We won our right to live in freedom after a great struggle, and, we owe it to our forefathers and ourselves to strive to build a society in which every individual can live with honour," she said.
Earlier, she offered prayers and laid a wreath at the Govind Guru Memorial. The memorial site, being developed atop the Mangarh Hill, is named after Govind Guru who led the tribals against the British and local feudal lords.