Bhuneshwar Anuj

Life Early life He was born on 12 October 1936 in Chharda village of Sisai in Gumla district in a farmer family.

He took interview of Jaipal Singh Munda in hindi during his college days. Jaipal Singh Munda referred non-tribal as Dikku. When Anuj uttered a word in napuri. Jaipal Singh talk with him in Nagpuri. When He asked about why Jaipal call non-tribal Dikku, Jaipal told that there is no meaning of Dikku and he call Dikku one who do Dik Dik or Dikat means problem. He laughingly referred himself as biggest Dikku as people face problem when he do meetings. He was president of Chotanagpuria Teli Utthan Samaj. In 1991, In the leadership of Bhuneshwar Anuj seven member from Sisai went to New Delhi and handover a letter to Home Minister of India to include Teli into Scheduled Tribe category. Then Tribal Research Centre of Ranchi conducted study on Chotanagpuria Teli and Government of Jharkhand recommend to include Teli into category of Scheduled Tribe. But it never happened. In the meeting of June 2013, he told that chhotanagpuria Teli community in Jhakhand is socially, economically, educationally and politically in pathetic condition. Political parties have always cheated and decepted chhotanagpuria Teli society. He demanded Scheduled Tribe status for chhotanagpuria Teli in Jharkhand. In 2018, chottanagpuria Teli society demanded Scheduled Tribe status from government of Jharkhand.

Death He was admitted to Seva Sadan private hospital in Ranchi due to brain haemorrhage in 1 April 2021. He died on Friday 2 April 2021.

Awards He was awarded Jharkhand Ratna for his contribution in the field of Journalism and education.