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From
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Dr.
Bipin
Jojo,
Tata
Institute
of
Social
Sciences,
Mumbai
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Parha
The
tribals
have
been
governed
by
their
traditional
institution,
which
is
known
as
Parha
having
its
structure
from
village
to
community
(regional/national
level)
for
social,
cultural,
religious,
political
and
economic
purposes.
It
regulates
all
the
spheres
of
individual,
family
and
community
life.
There
are
different
officials
to
perform
these
responsibilities
as
Munda/Majhi,
Pahan
and
Mahto
among
different
tribes
in
Chotanagpur
area.
With
the
formation
of
State
/
Nation
the
new
political
institutions
did
not
recognize
these
institutions.
Despite
this
the
Parha
continued
to
exist
with
the
challenges
of
various
modern
forces.
The
Panchayats
(Extension
to
the
Scheduled
Areas)
Act
of
1996
for
Vth
Schedule
areas,
which
is
known
as
PESA
1996,
recognizes
for
the
first
time
that
governance
of
the
tribal
area
has
to
be
as
per
the
traditional
systems.
Therefore,
many
tribal
areas
of
the
country
have
started
to
reorganize
the
village
communities
under
the
Parha.
I
had
an
opportunity
to
attend
first
day
of
Raji
Parha
Addi
Sarna
Dharam
Mahadhibeshan
at
Bharno,
Gumla
district,
Jharkhand
held
from
22nd
to
24th
April
2005.
There
were
about
five
thousand
people mostly belonging to Oraon tribe on the inaugural day.
The
mango
orchard
of
Bharno
was
vibrating
with
the
dance
supported
by
mandars
singing.....
Hey
Dharmesh
Maa
Baba
tuar
karbe,
Samaj
tuar
na
karbe…
The
people
from
Jharkhand,
Chattisgargh
WestBangal,
Madhya
Pradesh,
Assam
and
Orissa
were
supposed
to
gather
in
this
mahdhibeshan.
In the three days
sessions,
the
discussions
were
to
be
held
about
the
importance
of
Parha
and
Saran,
significance
of
PESA
1996
for
self
governance,
encroachment
on
the
religious
places
by
outsiders,
religious
literature,
social
systems
of
Parha,
participation
of
women
in
religious
activities.
The
mahdhibeshan was
full
of
joy
and
happiness
with
singing
and
dancing.
There
were
cultural
competitions
to
encourage
the
young
generation
to
know
and
learn
about
the
community
and
its
folklores
and
folk
songs.
It
was
the
testimony
of
the
tribals
in
Bharno
about
their
assertion
and
interest
to
reorganize
and
strengthen
the
community
life
to
prevent
the
dispossession
of
the
socio-
cultural,
religious,
political
and
economic
life
due
to
so
called
development
processes.
Dr.
Bipin
Jojo
(editor@tribalzone.net)
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“...indigenous people have
the
right
to
own,
develop,
control
and
use
the
land
and
territories,
including
the
total
environment
of
THE
land,
air,
water,
coastal
sea,
sea
ice,
flora
and
fauna
and
other
resources
which
they
have
traditionally
owned
or
otherwise
occupied
or
used.
…”
"...Why are names and
titles
important?
It
is
not
only
individual
names
and
titles,
as
it
was
ones
when
one
would
not
say
if
they
are
Tiru,
Kerketta,
Tudu,
Lakra
or
Soren
but
introduce
themselves
with
their
given
name
and
then
say
Manjhi,
Munda
and
Uraon
etc.
Because
as
I
understand
the
clan
name
was
an
internal
affair.
It
had
not
only
to
do
with
clan
linage
but
to
address
oneself
to
be
a
part
of
a
larger
group
which
had
their
territorial
claims
and
their
chieftain.
Today,
what
we
are
called
also
determines
what
we
can
claim
or
entitled
for..."
"...We have, the Bocaro Steel
City,
Dhanbad,
Ranchi,
Chaibasa,
Tatanagar
or
Jamshedpur-
which
does
not
even
have
Adivasi
name
any
more,
Raurkela
and
others,
name
will
matter
when
we
have
our
presence
there,
presence
that
can
reflect
our
features..."
READ
MORE...
.....Bineet
Mundu
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Dr.
Dhuni Soren
represents the interest of all
adibasis of
jharkhand and
neighbouring
states of India,
particularly
santals in
the World
Adibasi Council
at the United
Nations working
group on
indigenous
populations. He
speaks for their
rights on
International
Forums. He
spoke of the
Adibasi
Diasporas and
collective
memory at the
University of
Sussex on the
occasion of
150th anniversary
of the Santal
Hul. Excerpts
from his speech:
"...The
increasing
mobility and
globalization
and changing
social outlooks
is likely to
lead to mixed
marriages which
will make it
harder to
preserve the
language and
culture in the
original
form..." Read
more.....
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Dr.
Dhuni Soren
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