Phulo Murmu and Jhano Murmu /ফুলো আর ঝানো

 Phulo Murmu and Jhano Murmu was india's first female freedom fighter. Phulo and Jhano  brothers name, Sido, Kanhu, Chand and Bhairav .The names of Phulo and Jhano are unknown to many .

Sidhu, Kanu's name is known as the hero of the freedom struggle in 1855 but there are some memorable women whose names are still unknown. One of them is Phulo and Jhano. We all know about the Santal Hull Rebellion which was one of the revolts that took place for the freedom struggle. This Santal Rebellion was not a rebellion of the Santals, it was the first freedom struggle of undivided India against the British. The struggle and self-sacrifice of the great Sidhu and Kanu Murmur in protest against the exploitation, deprivation and oppression of the British is a rare event not only in the history of India but also in the history of the world. Gradually the prevalence of this oppression increased so much that its evils began to fall on the women of Santal society. The violence continued to escalate to the point where Santal women were disrespected and cast a dark shadow over the indigenous culture. Familiar. Not only men but also women joined hands in this freedom struggle with men. One of the women who is still unknown in the Santal Hull Rebellion is Phulo and Jhano. These two women risked their lives to jump into the freedom struggle. As a result of this rebellion, terrible atrocities were inflicted on Santal women. About 12,000 women and girls were raped and 3,000 women were murdered. So the famous historian John Mille in his book "History of British India" said that the role of Santal women in the freedom struggle of India is the most important but they were deprived of history. It is not to forget the sacrifice of Phulo and Jhano. He threw his body on the railway line. As the first heroine in history, the Santal nation still remembers her with reverence.

         The Hindu Intelligence magazine on 23.07.1855 mentions the abduction of the wife of a Santal chief.

  Sidhu was finally killed in a battle with the British in the first week of February 1856 and Kanu was hanged in the second week.

     In the history of the Indian freedom struggle, the names of Matangini Hajra, Pritilata, Sarojini Naidu are written in gold letters, but the names of Flowers and Jhano are nowhere to be found in the names of the freedom fighters, not even in the history textbooks.