 See, everyone knows about the Jalain-Walabagh massacre. But do you all know that a similar massacre was held even before Jalain-Walabagh? Yes, it was in a place called Mangad in the state of Rajasthan. If you want to know more about that place and what happened there, do watch this video continuously. See, Mangaddam is a place situated in Rajasthan-Baswara district which is also near the Rajasthan-Gujarat boundary. This place is widely known for the massacre of tribal people by the British Indian Army in the year 1913. Know that about 1500 built tribals and forest dwellers were killed at Mangaddam on November 17, 1913. This is when the British Indian Army opened fire on the protesters. Note that Mangaddam is also referred as Adivasi Jalainwala because the repression and massacre in Mangaddam took place just six years before the infamous Jalain-Walabagh massacre that occurred in 1919. Now you may have a question, why did they protest and why were they massacred? See, the bill, a tribal community living across Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan had faced great harassment and a British root. By the early 20th century, the bills especially in Gujarat and Rajasthan mostly worked as sub-bonded labour. The great famine of 1899-1900 across the Deccan had vastly affected the bills, particularly the tribals in princely states such as Baswara and Satrampur were mostly affected by drought. So around the end of 1913, for the betterment of their situation, the tribal people of Baswara district were gathered peacefully at the religious fair in the middle of dense forest at Mangaddam. And there, they wanted to showcase their demand for the abolition of the bonded labour system and relaxation in heavy agricultural taxes imposed by the rulers of the princely states. Here, you all know that the princely states are the supporters of the British, so it is none other than the exploitation of the British government indirectly. Now I hope you have got your answer for the question, why did they protest? Now let's see why they were brutally massacred. See the bills in the southern Rajasthan region were led by the social reformer Govind Giri who was popularly known as Govind Guru. Know that Govind Guru had served as a bonded labour in the princely state of Santrampur. And during the famine, he started working with the bills and for the betterment of this community, he started his movement named Bagat Movement among the bills in the year 1908. This was a movement to propagate orthodox Hindu practices like vegetarianism and abstaining from alcohols among the bills. He also encouraged them to reject bonded labour and to fight for their rights. Then in the year 1913, Govind Guru and his followers organized a religious fair and a large sacrificial fire known as Dhuni in the place of Mangad, which was situated in the middle of dense forest on the borders of Baswara and Santrampur. Around 15,000 bills have gathered for this fair and peacefully discussed their demands from the princely states over some days. Then the rumours started spreading that the bills were planning a revolt against the princely states of Baswara and Santrampur. And they were with the motive of establishing an independent built state. So the rulers asked the British for help. The British had extended the help and on 17th November 1913 the tribals were surrounded by the British forces with mission guns and artillery. The bills were initially asked to disperse and surrender but they refused. So the gathering was literally bombarded with bullets and artillery fire and around 1500 bills were brutally massacred. Then the reformer Govind Guru and remaining tribals were arrested. So this is the reason why they were massacred and how were they massacred. So in this video we saw about the massacred, why it happened, where it happened and how it happened. And this is why a prime minister has announced a roadmap to declare this place as a tribal destination in the global level. And if you want to know more current affairs related to UPSC preparation do watch our Hindu news analysis regularly.