It is indeed a great pity that so called high castes and advanced people refer Tribal brothers and sisters in a demeaning way , where as they need to learn a lot from them. Please do not be swayed by them , Be proud to be Tribal and keep traditions and way of living alive for the generations to come, COL (retd) Subhash Bakshi
On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 4:42 PM, Sushma Purty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chotanagpur_adivasi/message/623 > > > Thanks Rashmi..... > for pointing out this kind of observation. Its true that these words are > demeaning for our tribal community. We must not tolerate it in any form. > At the same time I would also like to point out that as tribals we > should not feel ashamed or guilty when we are addressed like this. I > remember my school days when I used to feel ashamed when called a > tribal/backward community girl by my teachers and friends. Let me share one > very memorable incident. I was in my XIIth Std. preparing hard for my Board > Exams. there was one girl from Delhi who used to hurt me by > saying..."*Oh..why u study so hard....anyway u'll get through Medical/Engg. > even with > 45% marks. You tribal people wear leaves as cloths !!.....and live in the > jungles*.....". just give a thought to this statement?doesn?t it show how > backward was she?? > We cannot change their "backward" views about us. So, why should we > accept that tribals are backward or primitive? Infact we must feel proud > that we evolved and became civilized much much earlier than others and still > we are more civilized than them. We should teach our children and prepare > them to compete with all in the society so that no one dares to call us > primitive or backward. We must feel proud to be called Tribals. We have lead > to the genesis of civilization. We must be respected for it. > Regards. > Sushma Purty > > > > *Rashmi Ekka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: > > > > *Rashmi Ekka *wrote: > > Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2008 11:45:11 -0400 > From: "Rashmi Ekka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: STOP calling us Primitive > > Dear people, > > Time and time again we see in the news that indigenous people are being > referred to as 'primitive', 'backward' etc. > > WE NEED TO STOP THIS! > > Next time you see such a word used for us in a newspaper/magazine, do take > the time out to send an email to the editor telling him/her that such words > are demeaning to us and should not be used for us. > > Read this - > > http://telegraphindia.com/1080412/jsp/jharkhand/story_9128242.jsp > > The Birhor tribe does something truly great and are still being referred > to as 'primitive'. > > Please email Telegraph at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and ask them to stop using > this word for us. > > Thanks, > Rashmi > > > > > > > *Birhor secrets for bio-diversity pool* > *Dhanbad, April 11: *If Jharkhand has its first bio-diversity > register, it must be grateful to the Birhors, the primitive tribesmen of the > region. > For, a handful of these tribesmen settled in Chhalkari in Naxalite-hit > Topchanchi block of Dhanbad, about 35km off the district headquarters, have > shared their knowledge of medicinal herbs and plants with a group of > researchers in Dhanbad working on a people's bio-diversity register (PBR). > A PBR is a documentation of information on the ecology of a village or > panchayat, the practices of the people, their lifestyle, the local flora and > fauna, socio-economic conditions and many other points. The register is > likely to be included in the Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge > published by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. > The register would help in setting up a bio-diversity information system > for implementing the provisions of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, and > authenticating the information about a village or panchayat. > "We know only 25 per cent of the earth and its people, the rest is unknown > to us. Hence, we are trying to study this part of our state. We came to know > a lot of unique things from the Birhors, known for their magical sense of > nature," said Ashutosh Mairh, the bio-science teacher of DAV Public School, > Koylanagar, and a researcher in the team of six students and three > academicians from different universities of the state. > Among the six student researchers, Prabhat and Lokesh Mallick, former > students of DAV Public School, Koylanagar, are on job. Manish and Ranglal > Mandal have appeared for their CBSE Plus Two examinations and two others, > Neha Rajgariya and Amit Shukla, are studying. > Apart from doing a documentary, *Samvedna* (compassion), on the Birhors, > the team studied its livelihood, medicines and sources of sustenance. "We > were surprised to know about their use of various herbs, plants and their > roots," said Mairh. > > > > > > *Jharkhand Forum* <http://www.jharkhand.org.in/Forum> > <http://egroups.com/list/Jharkhand> > * * > > >
