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{{Short description|British India freedom fighter (1816–1856)}}

'''Chanku Mahato''' was a freedom fighter of [[British India]] hailing from [[Kudmi Mahato]] community.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f5Gn4gKRntkC&q=chanku+mahato |title=Religion and Society |date=1994 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Māhāta |first=Paśupati Prasāda |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uXhuAAAAMAAJ&q=chanku+mahato |title=Sanskritization Vs Nirbakization |date=2000 |publisher=Sujan Publications |isbn=978-81-85549-29-3 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=Kumar Suresh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qBhWAAAAYAAJ&q=chanku+mahato |title=People of India: West Bengal |date=1992 |publisher=Anthropological Survey of India |isbn=978-81-7046-300-9 |language=en}}</ref> Born in Rangamatia village of [[Godda district]] in British India. One of leader of Hul Rebellion , who mobilized Mahatos to fight against the atrocities of [[British East India|Britishers]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=जानिए, कौन थे झारखंड के गोड्डा निवासी चानकू महतो, जिन्हें अंग्रेजों ने कझिया नदी के किनारे लटका दिया था फांसी पर |url=https://m.jagran.com/jharkhand/ranchi-contribution-of-chanku-mahto-resident-of-godda-district-of-jharkhand-in-the-indian-independence-movement-anonymous-freedom-fighter-history-of-jharkhand-azadi-ka-amrit-mahotsav-jagran-special-22502743.html |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=m.jagran.com |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=शहीद चानकु महतो की जयंती पर प्रतिमा का अनावरण |url=https://www.jagran.com/jharkhand/godda-unveiling-of-the-statue-of-martyr-chanku-mahato-on-his-birth-anniversary-22453065.html |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=Dainik Jagran |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Mahto |first=Shailendra |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QgEoEAAAQBAJ&dq=%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81+%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8B&pg=PT53 |title=Jharkhand Mein Vidroh Ka Itihas |date=2021-01-01 |publisher=Prabhat Prakashan |isbn=978-93-90366-63-7 |language=hi}}</ref>

{{Infobox person
| name = Chanku Mahato
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1816|02|09}}
| birth_place = Rangamatia, [[Godda district|Godda District]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{Death date|1856|05|15}} (aged 40)
| death_place = [[Bank (geography)|Bank]] of Kajhiya river<br> Rajkachari, [[Godda district|Godda]]
| death_cause = [[Execution by hanging]]
| known_for = Leader of [[Kudmi Mahato|Kudmi Mahatos]] in Hul Rebellion
}}

== Overview ==
Chanku Mahato organised various movement to fight against Britishers along. [[Ranabir Samaddar]] argues that apart from Kudmis, other aboriginal inhabitants of the region like [[Kudumi Mahato|Mahatos]], [[Kamar (caste)|Kamars]], [[Bagdi caste|Bagdis]], [[Bagal (caste)|Bagals]] and others also participated in the rebellion.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5749/j.ctttsttm |title=Texts of Power: Emerging Disciplines in Colonial Bengal |publisher=University of Minnesota Press |editor=Partha Chatterjee|year=1995 |isbn=978-0-8166-2686-1 |edition= |location=Minneapolis, London |pages=191 |jstor=10.5749/j.ctttsttm }}</ref> The [[Kudumi Mahato|Mahatos]] were participated under leadership of [[Chanku Mahato]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=Kumar Suresh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UhAwAQAAIAAJ |title=People of India: Bihar, including Jharkhand (2 pts) |date=2008 |publisher=Anthropological Survey of India |isbn=978-81-7046-303-0 |pages=584|language=en}}</ref> The folklore sing by Kudmi is like:<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Mishra |first1=Asha |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ul6fWJQOfzwC&dq=chanku+mahato&pg=PA48 |title=Tribal Movements in Jharkhand, 1857-2007 |last2=Paty |first2=Chittaranjan Kumar |date=2010 |publisher=Concept Publishing Company |isbn=978-81-8069-686-2 |language=en}}</ref>
<blockquote>... ''Sidhu Kanu khurkhurir upare, Chand-Vairab lahare lahare; Chanku Mahato, Rama Gope lahare lahare, Challu Jolha lahare lahare.''
</blockquote>

His slogan was:
<blockquote>... ''Aapon mati, Aapon dana, Pet kati nihi debo khajna.<ref name=":0" />''</blockquote>

He was arrested by Britishers and hanged to death in [[Godda]] near Kajhiya river bank on May 15, 1856.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=Kumar Suresh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UhAwAQAAIAAJ |title=People of India: Bihar, including Jharkhand (2 pts) |date=2008 |publisher=Anthropological Survey of India |isbn=978-81-7046-303-0 |pages=584 |language=en}}</ref>

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Ajay Kumar at 19:11, 3 July 2023