Tantia Bhil

Biography

Tantia Bhil (or Tantya Bheel, Tantya Mama; 25 January 1840 – 4 December 1889) was a freedom fighter active in India between 1878 and 1889. He is described very negatively as a criminal in the British-era accounts, but is recognized by Indians as a heroic figure. Accounts of both eras have described him as an "Indian Robin Hood".