of Adivasi Sahitya, Writer, Academician Tribal researchers Virginius Xaxa - Deputy Director, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Guwahati Campus Javaid Rahi Tribal author, researcher from Jammu and Kashmir Independence movement Raghoji Bhangare (1805 - 1845) Komaram Bheem (1901–1940) – Independence fighter Tantia Bhil Thalakkal Chanthu Rani Gaidinliu (1915–1993) – Political leader, Independence fighter Ramji Gond Gunda Dhur - Freedom fighter Baba Tilka Majhi ( d. 1784) – Independence fighter Birsa Munda (1875–1900) – Independence activist Sidhu and Kanhu Murmu – Independence activists Jirpa Laya Bhima Nayak Laxman Nayak (1899–1943) – Independence activist Alluri Sitarama Raju Baburao Shedmake Rani Shiromani Ganga Narayan Singh Veer Narayan Singh Raghunath Singh Jagannath Singh Baidyanath Singh Durjan Singh Politics and social service Dayamani Barla – Journalist, activist Kantilal Bhuria (b. 1950) – Lok Sabha MP, tribal rights activist, former Union Cabinet Minister of Tribal Affairs, Agriculture & Food, veteran Congress leader from Madhya Pradesh. Harishankar Brahma – Former Chief Election Commissioner of India Dasarath Deb- Former chief Minister of Tripura and CPIM politician Shürhozelie Liezietsu Mohanbhai Sanjibhai Delkar Six-time member of the Lok Sabha of India from Dadra and Nagar Haveli. Tribal leader of southern Part of Gujarat, Tribal Robin Hood Kishore Chandra Deo (b. 1947) – Lok Sabha MP, tribal rights activist, former Union Cabinet Minister of Tribal Affairs, Steel & Mines, Tribal Chief of Kurupam, veteran Congress leader from Andhra Pradesh. Tulsi Gowda - Environmentalist C K Janu – Social activist Mahendra Karma – Politician Sushila Kerketta – member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India Geeta Koda – Member of parliament and former MLA Madhu Koda ( b. 1971) – Former chief minister of Jharkhand and former Member of parliament Lalthanhawla (b. 1942) – Politician Kariya Munda – Former Deputy Speaker, 15th Lok Sabha Tulasi Munda – Education activist Draupadi Murmu – 15th President of India Ramvichar Netam – Politician Jual Oram – Politician Kartik Oraon – Politician Vincent Pala (b. 1968) – Lok Sabha MP, former Union Minister of Water Resources, Congress leader. Kanjibhai Patel (b. 1936) - Politician Rahibai Soma Popere - Conservationist Neiphiu Rio – Politician Shibu Soren - Jharkhand Movement leader, third CM of Jharkhand, Member of Parliament Soni Sori – Political activist Zoramthanga – Politician Shantu Larma – Politician Art and literature Temsula Ao – Poet, writer Teejan Bai – Indian Pandavani performer Rupnath Brahma – Poet Mamang Dai – Journalist, author, former civil servant Anuj Lugun