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Ranchi, Jan 1 (IANS) While January 1 is celebrated across the world as the beginning of a new year, the day remains a symbol of grief and sacrifice for Jharkhand’s Kharsawan. Seventy-seven years ago, on January 1, 1948 — a few months after India attained independence — the soil of Kharsawan was soaked in blood during a brutal firing on tribal protesters, an incident often compared to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.On that fateful day, thousands of tribals had gathered to oppose the proposal to …