IIT Madras organises international conference on Birsa Munda

A two-day international conference on tribal resistance, resilience, and 150 years of Birsa Munda, organised by the Humanities and Social Sciences department of IIT Madras, engaged with themes of tribal history, resistance movements, and future possibilities.

Titled ‘Tribal Resistance, Resilience and Reimagining Future: Celebrating 150 years of Bhagwan Birsa Munda’, the conference featured 80 scholars and community leaders from across the globe.

Indrasena Reddy Nallu, Governor of Tripura, said that indigenous knowledge of the tribes of India requires to be integrated with modern science and technology. Prof. V. Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, Prof. Rajesh Kumar, Head of Humanities and Social Sciences department, IIT Madras, and Prof. Sathyanarayan N. Gummadi, Dean (Students) IIT Madras, spoke at the event.