Kartik Oraon
Baba Kartik Oraon (born 29 October 19248 December 1981) was an Indian politician and an Adivasi leader from the Indian National Congress. He also participated in the Indian freedom movement of 1947. He founded the Akhil Bharatiya Adivasi Vikas Parishad organisation. Early life 
He was born in a village named Karounda Littatoli in Gumla district, Jharkhand state, India, into the  Kurukh community. His was the fourth child of his father, Jaira Oraon, and mother, Birsi Oraon. He was named Kartik because he was born in the month of Kartik of the Hindu calendar. Education 
After completing high school in Gumla in 1942, he passed Intermediate examination from Science College, Patna, and completed a bachelor of  engineering degree from Bihar College of Engineering, Patna. He continued his studies and acquired a number of qualifications from institutions in the United Kingdom. He was considered one of the most educated men of the Kurukh community for his foreign education and his use of the  Oraon Sadri and Kurukh languages. Political career 
He held several official positions and represented Lohardaga constituency in the Parliament of India several times. He was minister for aviation and communication of the Government of India. He died in New Delhi on 8 December 1981. He was three times a member of parliament in the Lok Sabha from the Lohardaga constituency and was seen as a national hero for the Kurukh people. He was also known by the name of Baba Kartik Saheb. See also

 List of people from Jharkhand
 Kurukh people

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People from Lohardaga district
1981 deaths
1924 births
India MPs 1967–1970
India MPs 1971–1977
India MPs 1980–1984
Lok Sabha members from Jharkhand
People from Gumla district
Indian National Congress politicians
Adivasi politicians