Jaipal Singh
Olympic athlete
1903 – 1970
Who was Jaipal Singh?
Jaipal Singh Munda was a Munda tribal man, who captained the Indian field hockey team to clinch gold in the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. He is well known for his sportsmanship and political skills.
Later he emerged as a sole leader of Adivasi cause and creation of a separate home land for adivasis of central India. As a member of the Constituent Assembly of India he actively campaigned for the rights of the scheduled tribes.
His dream came true on November 15, 2000, when Jharkhand was carved out of Bihar.He is popularly known as "Marang Gomke" which means the Great Leader. This name was given to him by the tribal people of Chota nagpur region.
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- Born
- Jan 3, 1903
Khunti - Education
- University of Oxford
- Lived in
- Jharkhand
- Died
- Mar 20, 1970
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on July 23, 2013
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