2024, Vol. 6, Issue 1, Part B

The early phase of separate Jharkhand movement, due to presence and activeness of only tribal leaders was considered just as a tribal movement, even after 50 years of movement the leaders failed to gain support from the no-tribal masses even the tribal population was divided into different factions.

Binod Bihari Mahto, commonly known as Binod Babu, a lawyer by profession, along with A. K. Roy and Sibu Soren made the first serious attempt of unifying masses for a common goal. They formed a separate party Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) with core objective of taking the Jharkhand Movement to the masses of the concerned area, as it was difficult to attain such a uphillian task without a combined effort of entire population of the area. Binod Bihari Mahto played a vital role in conversion of a tribal movement into a mass movement. In this research paper the researcher will highlight the role of Binod Bihari Mahto in the separate Jharkhand movement and his efforts for unifying different factions indulged in movement.