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Detailed explanation-1: -Birsa Munda was born on 15 November 1875, at the village of Ulihatu in the Lohardaga district of Bengal Presidency - now in Khunti district of Jharkhand - on a Thursday (Some sources claim he was born on 18 July 1872, and not in 1875) and hence named after that day, according to the then prevalent Munda custom.

Detailed explanation-2: -On the occasion on 15th November 2022, the birth Anniversary of Bhagwan Birsa Munda, Sabarmati University celebrated the day as Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas as Declared by the Government of India.

Detailed explanation-3: -15th November- Birsa Munda Jayanti The region was a part of British India’s Bihar. Birsa Munda was a significant figure in the Indian freedom movement.

Detailed explanation-4: -Gangtok, 15th November 2022 (IPR): Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas or Tribal Pride Day, was celebrated today at Manan Kendra to honour the tribal freedom fighter, Birsa Munda, on his birth anniversary.

Detailed explanation-5: -In the year 2020, CM Mamata Banerjee declared a government holiday on 15 November, the occasion of Birsa Munda’s birthday to acknowledge his contribution to the freedom struggle of Bengal.