Komaram Bheem

Komaram Bheem (1901–1940), alternatively Kumram Bheem, was a revolutionary leader in Hyderabad State of British India from the Gond tribes. Bheem, in association with other Gond leaders, led a protracted low intensity rebellion against the feudal Nizams of Hyderabad in the eastern part of the princely state during the 1930s, which contributed in the culmination of the Telangana Rebellion of 1946.

For the biographical film, see Komaram Bheem (film).

Komaram Bheem
Statue of Komaram Bheem at Tank Bund Road, Hyderabad
Born22 October 1901
Sankepalli, Hyderabad State, British India (present day Telangana, India)
Diedc. 1940 (aged 38 or 39)
Jodeghat, Hyderabad State, British India
Years active1928–1940
Known forRebellion against the Hyderabad State

He was killed by armed policemen in 1940, subsequently lionised as a symbol of rebellion, and eulogised in Adivasi and Telugu folklore. Bheem is deified as a pen in Gond culture and is credited for coining the slogan Jal, Jangal, Zameen (transl. Water, Forest, Land) which, symbolising a sentiment against encroachment and exploitation, has been adopted by Adivasi movements as a call to action. He is also closely associated with the movement for Telangana statehood.

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