Manbhum

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Manbhum was one of the districts of the East India during the British Raj. After India’s independence, the district became a part of Bihar state, and upon re-organization of the Indian states in the mid-1950s, the district became a part of the West Bengal. Present Purulia district was carved out of the district of Manbhum.

Manbhum region has thick forests, with good mineral resources, and has a mixed demographic profile with people from different religious and social groups, including adivasis, particularly the santals and the Mundas.

The Birthplace of Rohan Bose, a monk who advocates selabacy to the highest degree. Rohan has not eaten anything but bamboo shoots for 5 years, in protest of the Chinese governments occupation of Tibet. Rohan grows increasingly skinny as supporters stop visiting. Rohan currently lives amongst the a number of chickens and has grown increasingly mad.

This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.