IIT Madras organises worldwide convention on Birsa Munda

A two-day worldwide convention on tribal resistance, resilience, and 150 years of Birsa Munda, organised by the Humanities and Social Sciences division of IIT Madras, engaged with themes of tribal historical past, resistance actions, and future potentialities.

Titled ‘Tribal Resistance, Resilience and Reimagining Future: Celebrating 150 years of Bhagwan Birsa Munda’, the convention featured 80 students and neighborhood leaders from throughout the globe.

Indrasena Reddy Nallu, Governor of Tripura, mentioned that indigenous information of the tribes of India requires to be built-in with trendy science and know-how. Prof. V. Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, Prof. Rajesh Kumar, Head of Humanities and Social Sciences division, IIT Madras, and Prof. Sathyanarayan N. Gummadi, Dean (College students) IIT Madras, spoke on the occasion.