Phulo-Jhano and Santhal Hul Revolt - Biography

Phulo and Jhano belonged to the Murmu clan of the Santhal tribe in Eastern India, today’s Jharkhand. They were no less revolutionaries than their men counterparts. Their brothers, Sido, Kanhu, Chand and Bhairav were said to have spearheaded the famous 1855 Santhal uprising. It was an uprising against the British inroads into their life especially by encouraging freewheeler businessmen and exploiting moneylenders.