New Delhi, June 30, 2025: My Home India and Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram organized the ‘Hul Diwas Program’ at Rang Bhawan Auditorium, Akashvani Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi on June 28, 2025. The program was held to commemorate the bravery of the Santhals who challenged the British rule in 1855.
Sunil Deodhar said, “Hul Diwas 2025 is a celebration of the bravery of Janajati against the British, who shook the British Empire with their valor.”
The program began with a tribute to the great heroes. The chief guest and dignitaries paid floral tributes to the Janajati brothers Sidho-Kanho and Chand-Bhairav, and remembered the martyrs who sacrificed their lives in the Santhal Swadhinata Sangram.
The chief guest for the program was Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Jual Oram, and the dignitaries included Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth, MP Khagen Murmu, BJP’s former national secretary and founder of My Home India Sunil Deodhar, ajit Shukla, General secretary, Vanashi kalayan Asharam ( Delhi), KG Suresh, prof (Dr) Supriya kamana Marandi ( key speakers of the programme) and Member of the Central Board of Direct Taxes Sanjay Bahadur.
Sunil Deodhar briefed about Hul Diwas, saying that it is celebrated across the country to pay homage to the great revolutionaries who shook the British Empire with their bravery. Under the leadership of Janajati brothers Sidho-Kanho and Chand-Bhairav, around 50,000 Janajati declared war against the Mahajani system and British settlement policy on June 30, 1855.
The British brutally suppressed the rebellion, sentencing Chand and Bhairav to death and hanging Sidho and Kanho from a tree on July 26, 1855. It is said that 20,000 Janjaati were killed. To pay homage to these brave martyrs, Hul Diwas is celebrated every year on June 30.
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