The 'Tribal Pride Day' dedicated to the birth anniversary of 'Dharti Aaba' Lord Birsa Munda was celebrated enthusiastically with reverence and respect by East Central Railway on Tuesday. On this occasion, General Manager Anupam Sharma at East Central Railway Headquarters, Hajipur paid homage to the great freedom fighter Birsa Munda by garlanding him. Other officers including the Principal Chief Personnel Officer also paid their respects by paying floral tributes to the portrait of Birsa Munda.
Tribal Pride Day was organized in all the divisions along with East Central Railway Headquarters. On this occasion, sports competitions, essay/quiz, painting competitions were organized in the circles. Essay competition and quiz competition on the topic "Contribution of Birsa Munda ji in Indian Freedom Struggle" was organized at Headquarter, Hajipur.
A football match was organized between East Central Railway and Patna Warriors Football Club in Danapur Division, in which the East Central Railway team won. Also, various programmes based on the life of Lord Birsa Munda like quiz/painting/essay competition were organized. Similarly, in Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Mandal, volleyball for men's section and cricket match for women's section was organized. Sports quiz/essay competition was also organized in Dhanbad division. Similarly, various competitions were organized in Sonepur and Samastipur Division, Carriage and Repair Workshop, Harnaut in honor of Lord Birsa Munda. Railway employees enthusiastically participated in these competitions.