Welcome To History of Jharkhand The new State Jharkhand formerly a part of Bihar state, was formed on November 15th, 2000 with Ranchi as its capital. Jharkhand is the 28th state of the Indian Union. The districts are Garwa, Palamu, Chatra, Koderma, Hazaribagh, Giridih, Deoghar, Dumka, Godda, Pakur, Sahibganj, Dhanbad, Bokaro, Ranchi, Lohardagga, Gumla, West Singhbhum and East Singhbhum. The new state largely comprises of the forest tracks of Chhotanagpur plateau and Santhal Pargana and has distinct cultural traditions. This area in and around the districts of Chotanagpur and Santhal Parganas was formerly Southern Bihar and is thickly wooded and consists of a succession of hills. The early recorded history of Jharkhand is mired in the web of legends. According to the legends, it was traced that Raja Jai Singh Deo of Orissa in the 13th century declared himself as the ruler of Jharkhand. Jharkhand was known by the name of 'Kukara' region during the days of the Mughal Empire. Then, from 1765, the Britishers started ruling over the land, and from that time it was named and known as 'Jharkhand.' Although Jharkhand was demarcated from the state of Bihar in the year 2000, but the movement for a separate state of Jharkhand was started during the early 1900s. Then the area was ruled by the tribal rulers known as Munda Raja, who are still into being in this region. The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha during the post independence era, started a movement for a separate state, which caught the interests among a large section of the people of this area, and eventually emerged into a political agitation. Like the establishment of Tata Steel Plant in Jamsedhpur, way back in 1907, this movement too has an important role in shaping the modern history of Jharkhand. The agitation induced the government in establishing the Jharkhand Area Autonomous Council in the year 1995, and that set the ball rolling. The political ramifications eventually snowballed into the constitution of the new state of Jharkhand, in November 2000. Though Jharkhand is a newly formed state, its tribal traditions, which encompass music, arts and dances too, dates across millennia. Many of the tribes are still living a life of simplicity and passion; as they did thousands of years ago, untouched and unmoved by the advances of our so called civilization. Preserving their indigenous life, livelihood and lifestyle is an integral part of preserving the legacy and history of Jharkhand. Without authentic tribal life, Jharkhand would be reduced to another industrial state in the making, in a newly resurgent India.
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