Shri Badal Bhoi State Tribal Museum Chhindwara Madhya Pradesh

Shri Badal Bhoi State Tribal Museum Chhindwara 

Where the tribal museum is there, British officers used to take training

Shri Badal Bhoi State Tribal Museum Chhindwara-

The world of tribals is still inhabited in the Badal Bhoi State Tribal Museum in the Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh. In which the tableau of every step of the life journey of the tribals is decorated. 

The tribal museum was established in the year 1954 in Chhindwara. This museum was declared a State Tribal Museum by the Government of India in 1975. The Tribal Museum Chhindwara Madhya Pradesh exhibits around 47 tribes including Bahediya, Bhil, Gond, Korku, Baiga, Bedia, and Bharia. The place where the museum is located was built in the year 1923.

 

This tribal museum is famous not only in the state but also in the country. Stepping here makes us feel as if we have come into another world. 

Before independence, British officers, especially IAS officers, were given training at this place. Later, there was a gathering of researchers researching the culture of primitive life in this building. It is said that many types of research on primitive caste were done here. For nearly 66 years, a museum of its kind is being operated here in the country.

Thousands of signs related to tribal culture are kept in this museum. To be honest, as soon as you step into this museum, it seems as if you have entered a truly primitive era. The museum has a successful attempt to collect tribal culture in one place. We can get to know the old great folk culture by looking at the artifacts of the Bharia tribe saved in the Badalbhoi Tribal Museum. Here 14 rooms are divided into different genres and regions. A wonderful depiction of tribal civilization and culture is found here. 

Residence of tribal people, grass hut, arrow command, festive colors, tribal tableau looks alive. Antiquarian utensils, living, costumes, makeup, tools, animal husbandry, hunting, and all the materials have been collected here in this museum. You can see clothes, jewelry, scripture, worship, religious ceremonies, equipment, agricultural machinery, art, music, dance, festivities here. Also, herbs, fasting, festivals, and all the symbols they use are stored here. Musical instruments like dhol nagade are also here. 

 

All the items of daily routine are also kept in this museum. We know here how hard the tribals worked in those days. There is also a wheat grinding mill of that time. There are many such signs here. All the things used by them are in this tribal museum Chhindwara. Thus you get the privilege of seeing a collection of all the things used by the tribals at this one place.

This museum is the pride of Chhindwara city. This tribal museum is the most suitable means of gathering information about the tribals of the Chhindwara district. Every year a large number of visitors visit the museum and get acquainted with the lifestyle of the tribes. 5 to 10 rupees per person are charged from the audience for visiting the tribal museum. The museum is closed on Monday due to the holiday.

Chhindwara is a district of tribals where many tribals sacrificed themselves in the freedom struggle, one of them was Badal Bhoi. In whose name this state museum was renamed Badal Bhoi State Tribal Museum in 1997. Badal Bhoi was a tribal. During the British rule, Badal Bhoi had gathered the tribals here to fight against the British and fought against the British government. This tribal museum of Chhindwara is known as the great tribal revolutionary leader Shri Badal Bhoi. Badal Bhoi has a special place in the freedom struggle.

Now the museum is being given a new look-

The tribal museum is now being developed and facilities are also being enhanced. This will give a further boost to tourism. About 38 crores 26 lakh rupees are being spent on this. Both the Central Government and the State Government have released the budget for this. This tribal museum Chhindwara will be constructed with the joint fund of both governments.

Know what will be special in this museum-

This museum is being constructed from the point of view of tourism. Work is going on for its development in Khajri Road Chhindwara. Tribal Hat, Tribal Food Court, Children's Park will be constructed along with the museum on this land. Live scenes of tribal civilization will be here.

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Brief information about Badal Bhoi-

Badal Bhoi was born in Titra village of Dungaria Gram Panchayat, about 17 km from Parasia town on the Chhindwara-Bhopal National Highway in Madhya Pradesh. He was born in a Gond family. His mother's name was Vimala Parani and his father's name was Kalyan Parani. There is no clear information about his date of birth. But, in the available government records, his birth is given in 1845. Badal Bhoi had four children, out of which two daughters were Akbarsa and Imrat Bhoi and two sons Baldev Parani and Ravi Shankar Parani. Bhoi was not his caste surname but it was a respectable title.       When Mahatma Gandhi came to Chhindwara on January 6, 1921, he met Badal Bhoi. Thousands of Gond community people under his leadership siege the collector's bungalow in Chhindwara in the year 1923. Because of their protest, the police resorted to lathi-charge. Hundreds of people were injured in this incident and hundreds of people including Badal Bhoi were put in the local district jail. Badal Bhoi and his companions would not do any agitation against the British in the future, after this personal bond and written assurance, they were released. The passion to attain freedom and the fire in his mind against the suppression of the British was not going to be extinguished. He did several movements one after the other. These included the Rail Roko movement. He was strongly opposed to sending out the priceless forest wealth and minerals of Chhindwara, so he stopped the train loaded with valuable wood, coal, and other resources. They believed that the first right on this property belonged to the local people. His struggle lasted for a long time in which his companions also supported him continuously. The British were getting annoyed with him. The British made many efforts to find them. But they failed. On 21 August 1930, at a place called Ramakona, about 45 km from Chhindwara, he violated the forest rights law of the British and forcibly entered the forest with the people and came out with the forest produce there. But in the meantime the British arrested him.

        Badal Bhoi was sent to Chanda Central Jail, Chandrapur, Maharashtra, apart from his other companions. There the British did a lot of atrocities on him. Despite his stay in jail, the movement he started against British rule was increasing. At the same time, the problems of the British government were also increasing. Because of this, the British killed Badal Bhoi in his captivity in 1940 by poisoning him with food.

        A lot of tribute and salute to such a brave son of Gondwana. In the coming days also, Badal Bhoi will continue to rule the hearts of people as a symbol of tribal consciousness and nationalism. He will always be immortal in history.