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Water, Forest, Land and Underneath Wealth, these four are the bases of tribals' life. Tribal society has been depending on these four things. In other words these are two aspects of tribals' nature. In other words tribal Nature are two sides of the same coin. But one thing is to be noted here that the Tribals have always considered nature as their mother. They never exploited the natural resources in a ruthless and oppressive manner. The tribal's nature is simplicity and serenity. Therefore, their nature is simple and pure. They know very well that life is made of creatures and forests. They have always considered life valuable. Due to greed and cruelty they neither killed life nor ruined the forests. It is necessary only because of being same with nature they start singing folk songs in the midst of happening in homes and fields. Folks keep their steps rhythmically in the dance. This is possible only when mind is pure and heart is simple. The subjects of their folk songs are also the works of ancestors and victors of the forest and wild life. In reality all the agitations, revolutionary movements and conflicts with the outsiders of the Tribes till date have been with regard to their rights on water, forest, land and natural wealth along with their cultures and languages. The real colours of agents and brokers are seen when crops get destroyed due to excessive rains and droughts as well as famines. These people used to pay taxes to the Tribes for fertilizers and seeds with a high level of interest and mortgaged the land. The process of taking serial advantage of the illiterate, uneducated simple and pure hearts begins with the sincerity of the Tribes. On 6th January the struggle and agitation with Gaya Munda and his family had come to know the depth of the roots of the movement of Birsa Munda by the Government. On the other hand, the rebels were also alert. Now they left the houses and they took the shelter in the hills of Sail Rakab with their families. There were many caves in the hill where they can hide themselves. It was very safe hill. It could be climbed from only lone direction on this hill. The rebels had locked their houses and families along with needs kept the location ban for the entry of any bad elements. There was an arrangement of a large number of bows, arrows, swords, axes, etc. On 9th January the commissioner army contingent and police squads arrived at Sail Rakab Hill. They threatened to surrender to the rebels to surrender to them moving towards the hill. Police and army were challenged for furious fight and war shining their axes and swords. The commissioner ordered the contingent for shooting with bullets to them. Birsa's soldiers started throwing stones from their catapults. When the police army started climbing up then came down proclaiming Birsa god be praised earthly Father be his kingdom. The axes and swords were in their hands. An encounter took place at eh middle of the hill from both sides. The army contingents in group's ques started firing bullets and the rebels hiding themselves on the trees trunks blowing the arrows to the police men. But how long the bows and arrows could be continued in front of the guns, bullets and riffles. There were about 2000 rebels on the rock hill. Among them there 400 were martyred there and the rest escaped to the dense forests. Birsa had to take shelter in the Bartodih village with his young wife Soli