About Tilka Manjhi:

• Tilka Manjhi organized Adivasis into an army and led the famous Santhal Hool in 1784 against the exploitative British.
• In 1770, there was a severe famine in the Santhal region and people were dying of hunger.
• Tilka Manjhi looted the treasury of the Company and distributed it among the poor and needy.
• Inspired by this noble act of Tilka, many other tribals also joined the rebellion.
• With this began his Santhal Hool, the revolt of the Santhals. He continued to attack the British and their sycophantic allies. From 1771 to 1784, Tilka Manjhi never surrendered.

Source: newsonair.gov.in