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Murmu is a surname indicating a particular clan (''paris'') of the
Santals The Santal (or Santhal) are an Austroasiatic-speaking Munda ethnic group of the Indian subcontinent. Santals are the largest tribe in the Jharkhand and West Bengal in terms of population and are also found in the states of Odisha, Bihar, Assam ...
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Droupadi Murmu Droupadi Murmu (born Durgi Biranchi Tudu; 20 June 1958) is an Indian politician who has been serving as the president of India since 2022. She won the 2022 Indian presidential election, 2022 presidential election as the Bharatiya Janata Party ...
(born 1958) is an Indian politician who is the current
President of India The president of India (ISO 15919, ISO: ) is the head of state of the Republic of India. The president is the nominal head of the executive, the first citizen of the country, and the commander-in-chief, supreme commander of the Indian Armed ...
belongs to Murmu clan of
Santal The Santal (or Santhal) are an Austroasiatic languages, Austroasiatic-speaking Munda peoples, Munda ethnic group of the Indian subcontinent. Santals are the largest tribe in the Jharkhand and West Bengal in terms of population and are also found ...
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Anthony Murmu Anthony Murmu was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Rajmahal, Bihar as a member of the Janata Party. Murmu was a Jesuit priest. He struggled for rights of Santhal Santhal or Santal may refer to : *Santhal people (p ...
, (27 October 1930 – 19 April 1985) an
India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
n politician. He was elected to the
Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, also known as the House of the People, is the lower house of Parliament of India which is Bicameralism, bicameral, where the upper house is Rajya Sabha. Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by a ...
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Rajmahal Rajmahal is a subdivisional town and a notified area in Rajmahal subdivision of the Sahebganj district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is situated at the banks of Ganges and was former capital of Bengal Subah under Mughal governor, Man S ...
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Bihar Bihar ( ) is a states and union territories of India, state in Eastern India. It is the list of states and union territories of India by population, second largest state by population, the List of states and union territories of India by are ...
as a member of the
Janata Party The Janata Party (JP, ) is an unrecognised political party in India. Navneet Chaturvedi is the current president of the party since November 2021, replacing Jaiprakash Bandhu. The JP was established as an amalgam of Indian political partie ...
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Bhagwat Murmu Bhagwat Murmu also known as ''Bhagwat Murmu Thakur'' (28 February 1928 – 30 June 1998) was an Indian politician belonged to Indian National Congress and Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly, 1957–1962. He was born into the Santal family in ...
(28 February 1928 – 30 June 1998) social worker, first recipient of Padma Shri Award among Santal People, awarded on 16 March 1985 Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly, 1957-1962. * Bhairav Murmu another sibling of great leader
Sidhu Kanhu Sido Murmu and Kanhu Murmu were Indian freedom fighters and brothers who led the Santhal Rebellion (1855–1856), an uprising that took place in present-day Jharkhand and parts of Bengal, including Purulia, Birbhum, and Bankura, in eastern India. ...
who also led the
Santhal rebellion The Sonthal Rebellion, also known as the Santhal Rebellion, Santal Rebellion, or Santhal Hool, was a rebellion in present-day Jharkhand against the East India Company (EIC) and zamindari system by the Santals. It started on 30 June 1855, and on ...
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Chami Murmu Chami Murmu (born in 1973) is an Indian environmental activist and is known for planting trees in India. She had planted 2,500,000 trees in India till she was awarded the Nari Shakti Puraskar in 2019. Biography Murmu was born about 1973, she is f ...
, (born c. 1973) a recipient of
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award in 2020. * Chand Murmu sibling of great leader
Sidhu Kanhu Sido Murmu and Kanhu Murmu were Indian freedom fighters and brothers who led the Santhal Rebellion (1855–1856), an uprising that took place in present-day Jharkhand and parts of Bengal, including Purulia, Birbhum, and Bankura, in eastern India. ...
who also led the
Santhal rebellion The Sonthal Rebellion, also known as the Santhal Rebellion, Santal Rebellion, or Santhal Hool, was a rebellion in present-day Jharkhand against the East India Company (EIC) and zamindari system by the Santals. It started on 30 June 1855, and on ...
(1855–1856) *
Chandrani Murmu Chandrani Murmu (born 16 June 1993) is an Indian politician. She was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Keonjhar, Odisha in the 2019 Indian general election as a member of the Biju Janata Dal. When first elec ...
(born 16 June 1993) is an Indian politician, a youngest Indian Member of Parliament,from
Keonjhar Kendujhar, also known as Keonjhar, is a town with municipality in Kendujhar District in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kendujhar district, and it is one of the fifth scheduled areas of Odisha ...
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Odisha Odisha (), formerly Orissa (List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2011), is a States and union territories of India, state located in East India, Eastern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by ar ...
in the
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as a member of the
Biju Janata Dal The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is an Indian regional political party with significant influence in the state of Odisha. The party was established to uphold the legacy of former Chief Minister Biju Patnaik and to address the unique socio-economic ...
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Durga Murmu Durga Murmu is an Indian politician. He was elected to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Phansidewa as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He defeated Choton Kisku of All India Trinamool Congress The All India Trinamool Congre ...
is an Indian politician. He was elected to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Phansidewa as a member of the
Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; , ) is a political party in India and one of the two major List of political parties in India, Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. BJP emerged out from Syama Prasad Mukherjee's ...
. * G. C. Murmu (born 1959), Indian Administrative Service officer *
Hemlal Murmu Hemlal Murmu is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Rajmahal constituency of Jharkhand and was the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Rajmahal (Lok Sabha Constituency) in 2019. He left the party in 2023 and is current ...
, Indian politician and former MP from
Rajmahal Rajmahal is a subdivisional town and a notified area in Rajmahal subdivision of the Sahebganj district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is situated at the banks of Ganges and was former capital of Bengal Subah under Mughal governor, Man S ...
in 14th Lok Sabha *
Jauna Murmu Jauna Murmu (born 16 August 1990) is an Indian sprint runner and hurdler from Odisha who specializes in 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles. She belongs to Mayurbhanj District of Odisha. She has received coaching from Arun Kumar Das and Subash Ch ...
(born 1990), Indian sprint runner and hurdler * Joyel Murmu is an Indian politician. *Sidhu Murmu (
Sidhu Kanhu Sido Murmu and Kanhu Murmu were Indian freedom fighters and brothers who led the Santhal Rebellion (1855–1856), an uprising that took place in present-day Jharkhand and parts of Bengal, including Purulia, Birbhum, and Bankura, in eastern India. ...
), a leader of the
Santhal rebellion The Sonthal Rebellion, also known as the Santhal Rebellion, Santal Rebellion, or Santhal Hool, was a rebellion in present-day Jharkhand against the East India Company (EIC) and zamindari system by the Santals. It started on 30 June 1855, and on ...
(1855–1856) * Khagen Murmu, (born 2 February 1960) an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament from
Maldaha Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency) Maldaha Uttar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 Lok Sabha, parliamentary constituencies in India. All the seven assembly segments of No. 7 Maldaha Uttar Lok Sabha constituency are in Malda district of West Bengal. As per order of the D ...
. * Naresh Chandra Murmu (born 1st September, 1971) Chief Scientist and Director of CSIR -
Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (also known as CSIR-CMERI Durgapur or CMERI Durgapur) is a public engineering research and development institution in Durgapur, West Bengal, India. It is a constituent laboratory of the Indian ...
Durgapur, West-Bengal, India. He was also acting Director of CSIR - National Metallurgical Laboratory Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India * Nathaniyal Murmu was an eminent Santal Social Reformer. ** Nathaniyal Murmu Memorial College, a college at Tapan in the Dakshin Dinajpur district of West Bengal, India. *
Paika Murmu Paika Murmu was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Rajmahal (Lok Sabha constituency), Rajmahal, Bihar as a member of the Indian National Congress. References External links Off ...
(15 January 1912 — ?) was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the
Parliament of India The Parliament of India (ISO 15919, ISO: ) is the supreme legislative body of the Government of India, Government of the Republic of India. It is a bicameralism, bicameral legislature composed of the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok ...
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Rajmahal Rajmahal is a subdivisional town and a notified area in Rajmahal subdivision of the Sahebganj district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is situated at the banks of Ganges and was former capital of Bengal Subah under Mughal governor, Man S ...
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Bihar Bihar ( ) is a states and union territories of India, state in Eastern India. It is the list of states and union territories of India by population, second largest state by population, the List of states and union territories of India by are ...
as a member of the
Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...
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Paresh Murmu Paresh Murmu is an Indian politician member of All India Trinamool Congress. He is an MLA, elected from the Keshiary constituency in the 2016 West Bengal state assembly election. In 2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily de ...
is an Indian politician member of
All India Trinamool Congress The All India Trinamool Congress (; AITC), simply known as Trinamool Congress, is an Indian political party that is mainly influential in the state of West Bengal. It was founded by Mamata Banerjee on 1 January 1998 as a breakaway faction f ...
. * Rabindranath Murmu (born 1967/68) is an Indian
Santali language Santali (, , , , ) is a Kherwarian languages, Kherwarian Munda languages, Munda language spoken natively by the Santals, Santal people of South Asia. It is the most widely-spoken language of the Munda subfamily of the Austroasiatic languages, ...
writer from
Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in East India, eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north ...
. He won Sahitya Akademi Award for Santali Translation in 2012. *
Raghunath Murmu Raghunath Murmu (5 May 1905 – 1 February 1982) was an Indian Santali writer and educator. He developed the Ol Chiki script for Santali language. Until the nineteenth century, Santali people had no written language and knowledge was transmit ...
(1905–1981), Indian linguist, inventor of the
Ol Chiki script The Ol Chiki () script, also known as Ol Chemetʼ (, , ), Ol Ciki, Ol, and sometimes as the Santali alphabet is the official writing system for Santali language, Santali, an Austroasiatic languages, Austroasiatic language recognized as an of ...
used in Santali language ** Nayagram Pandit Raghunath Murmu Government College in Baligeria, West Bengal, India **
Pandit Raghunath Murmu Medical College and Hospital Pandit Raghunath Murmu Medical College (PRMMCH) is a tertiary government medical college located in Rangamatia, situated from the district headquarter of Mayurbhanj District, Baripada, Odisha. It is the fourth government medical college of O ...
, a Medical college and hospital in Baripada, Odisha, India ** Pandit Raghunath Murmu Smriti Mahavidyalaya, a college in Baragari, Bankura, West Bengal, India ** Pandit Raghunath Murmu Teachers Training College, a Training School in Murshidabad, West Bengal, India ** Pandit Raghunath Murmu Tribal University in
Jamshedpur Jamshedpur (; ), also known as Tatanagar, is a major industrial city in eastern India. It is the List of cities in Jharkhand by population, largest city in the state of Jharkhand. With a population of 629,658 in the city limits and 1.3 million ...
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Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in East India, eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north ...
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India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
** Pt. Raghunath Academy Of Santali Cinema & Art, an academy formed to promote and develop Santali films, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. * Rupchand Murmu (born 1947), Indian politician, former MP *
Sadhu Ramchand Murmu Sadhu Ramchand Murmu (30 April 1897 – 15 December 1954) was a Santali poet, writer, and educator. He reshaped the Santali literature and music in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is also known as Kobiguru or Mahakabi of Santali lite ...
, (30 April 1897 — 15 December 1954) a Santali Writer. His contributions are Sari Dhorom Serenj Puthi (2 parts-1969),Lita Godet (1979),Sonsar Phend (Drama), Isror (Verse),Ol Doho Onorhe (Poetry. *
Salkhan Murmu Salkhan Murmu is a socio-political activist. He is the founder and national president of Jharkhand Disom Party. He was twice the Member of Parliament in 13th Lok Sabha, 12th and 13th Lok Sabha from Mayurbhanj (Lok Sabha constituency), Mayurbha ...
(born 1952), Indian socio-political activist, former MP from Mayurbhanj * Sidha Lal Murmu (1 November 1935 – 4 June 1999) was an Indian politician. * Sonu Murmu (Member of Federal Parliament of Nepal, 2022-2027) *Kanhu Murmu, a leader of the
Santhal rebellion The Sonthal Rebellion, also known as the Santhal Rebellion, Santal Rebellion, or Santhal Hool, was a rebellion in present-day Jharkhand against the East India Company (EIC) and zamindari system by the Santals. It started on 30 June 1855, and on ...
(1855–1856) **
Sidho Kanho Birsha University Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University (SKBU) is a public state university located in Purulia district of West Bengal, India. It was established under an Act of the West Bengal Legislature in April 2010. It offers different undergraduate and postgraduat ...
in West Bengal, India ** Sidhu Kanhu Birsa Polytechnic in Keshiary,
Paschim Medinipur district Paschim Medinipur (English: ''West Medinipur'', alternative spelling ''Midnapore'') district is one of the districts of the state of West Bengal, India. It was formed on 1 January 2002 after the partition of Midnapore into Paschim Medinipur a ...
, West Bengal, India **
Sido Kanhu Murmu University Sido Kanhu Murmu University (SKMU), formerly Siddhu Kanhu University, is a public university situated in the Santhal Parganas region of Jharkhand state in eastern India. It has its headquarters at Dumka, the second capital of Jharkhand. The un ...
in Jharkhand, India *Phulo Murmu & Jhano Murmu, Two sisters, Heroines of India’s Freedom movement (
Santhal rebellion The Sonthal Rebellion, also known as the Santhal Rebellion, Santal Rebellion, or Santhal Hool, was a rebellion in present-day Jharkhand against the East India Company (EIC) and zamindari system by the Santals. It started on 30 June 1855, and on ...
, 1855-1856) ** Phulo Jhano Murmu College of Dairy Technology ** Phulo Jhano Murmu Medical College and Hospital, a Medical college and hospital in Dumka, Jharkhand, India * Tilka Majhi (Murmu) (11 February 1750 – 13 January 1785) was a notable tribal leader and revolutionary from present-day Bihar and Jharkhand, recognized as one of the earliest figures to rebel against British colonial oppression in India. ** Tilka Majhi Bhagalpur University, formerly Bhagalpur University, is a public university in
Bhagalpur Bhagalpur, historically known as Champapuri, Champa Nagari, is a city in the Indian state of Bihar, situated on the southern bank of the Ganges river. It is the Bihar#Government and administration, third largest city of Bihar by population and ...
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Bihar Bihar ( ) is a states and union territories of India, state in Eastern India. It is the list of states and union territories of India by population, second largest state by population, the List of states and union territories of India by are ...
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India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
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