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From
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Dr.
Bipin
Jojo,
Tata
Institute
of
Social
Sciences,
Mumbai
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continued.........
Are
We
Scheduled
Tribes
or
Adivasis?
Thousands
of
Adivasis/Tribals
have
been
living
in
metro
cities
and
towns
in
the
country
away
from
their
home
states.
Besides
this,
many
of
them
are
also
residing
in
tea
gardens
of
Assam
and
West
Bengal,
and
in
the
Islands
of
Andaman
and
Nicober.
It
is
difficult
to
know
the
number
as
even
the
Census
of
India
does
not
give
this
data.
They
have
been
recognized
as
Scheduled
Tribes
by
the
President
of
India
as
per
Article
342
of
the
Indian
constitution
in
their
respective
home
states,
but
are
not
enumerated
as
Scheduled
Tribes
in
the
states
of
domicile
with
a
few
exceptions.
Can
someone
believe
that
in
the
Union
Territory
of
Delhi
there
is
no
Scheduled
Tribe
Population
as
per
the
Census
reports?
Every
body
knows
that
there
are
many
tribals
from
Chotanagpur,
North-East
region
and
other
parts
of
the
country
serving
in
the
various
departments
of
Union
Government
and
public
sector
companies.
This
unfortunately
culminates
in
not
recognizing
their
Scheduled
Tribe
status
in
the
states
of
domicile.
As
a
result
of
same,
tribals
seeking
admissions
in
state
government
run
or
aided
schools/colleges,
employment
in
the
state
government
departments
or
public
sector
units
of
the
respective
state
government
and/or
any
other
provisions
for
socio-economic
development,
can
not
be
claimed
or
received
which
are
privileges
meant
for
the
Scheduled
Tribes
of
a
particular
state.
It
is
astonishing
that
despite
the
constitutional
recognition,
the
rights
of
Scheduled
Tribes
are
violated
though
the
constitution
allows
freedom
of
movement
within
the
country.
The
Adivasis
living
in
Andamans
and
tea
gardens
are
competing
to
live
with
other
tribal
communities
there.
Similarly,
many
of
our
tribal
brethren
have
not
embraced
the
mainstream
religions
like
Hinduism,
Christianity,
Buddhism,
Jainism,
Islam
and
Sikhism.
They
still
continue
practicing
the
traditional
belief
systems,
which
is
known
as
Sarna
in
Chotanagpur.
The
practice
of
Sarna
is
recognized
nowhere.
As
a
result
they
are
categorized
as
“Others/Not
Stated”
under
the
column
of
religion.
For
example,
in
Sundargarh
district
of
Orissa
around
50
percent
of
the
population
are
scheduled
tribes,
out
of
which
six
thousand
are
categorized
under
this
classification
in
1991
census.
With
this
kind
of
situation,
how
long
we
can
call
ourselves
Scheduled
Tribes?
The
country
proudly
proclaims
that
we
have
the
largest
number
of
tribal
population
in
the
world,
yet
in
the
name
of
mainstream
development,
we
are
under
persistent
pressure
to
prove
our
Adivasi
/Tribe
identity.
Dr.
Bipin
Jojo
(editor@tribalzone.net)
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It's
not
justified
to
say
that
persons
holding
key
positions
in
Govt.
or
otherwise
are
shying
away
from
revealing
their
tribal
identity
by
merely
not
speaking
Sadri.
You
are
lonely
on
TOP.
This
is
a
hard
bare
fact.
One
has
to
admit
that
only
handful
of
our
tribal
people
have
become
successful
by
struggle
of
their
own.
TOP
positions
in
any
industry
means
frequent
transfers
&
postings
to
alien
places.
I
have
come
across
IAS,
IPS
Officers
who
are
ready
to
help
provided
you
approach
them
with
respect
because
we
should
not
forget
that
they
are
holding
high
respect
in
the
society
they
live.
- M
P
Dungdung,
New
Delhi |
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I
am
elated
and
excited
at
the
efforts
that
you
have
made
in
promoting
tribal
identity
and
culture
in
this
fast
changing
era.
The
educated
tribals
need
to
lead
the
rest
of
the
tribal
community
for
this
great
venture.
Once
we
leave
our
village,
we
begin
to
imitate
other
cultures
and
forget
out
roots.
The
educated
Adivasi
population
is
going
through
a
period
of
transition.
Very
often
we
blame
the
exploiters
and
dikus
for
our
misery.
Rightly
so,
because
they
have
exploited
us
for
centuries,
plundered
our
land,
women
and
polluted
our
society
in
myriad
ways.
But
this
pollution
and
misery
would
not
aggravate
had
we
not
tacitly
allowed
them
to
do
so.
There
are
over
1
lakh
Indians
in
California.
Last
week
I
was
invited
by
a
Tamil
group
for
a
cultural
program
which
was
in
chaste
Tamil.
They
all
spoke
in
Tamil.
They
have
arranged
special
Tamil
school
for
their
children
and
these
Tamil
medium
schools
are
open
on
saturdays.
They
learn
their
language,
culture,
tradition
and
love
for
their
people.
Will
the
educated
Adivasis
realise
the
importance
of
our
culture?
- Fr
Francis
Minj,
SJ,
Jesuit
School
of
Theology
at
Berkeley,
California,
U.S.A |
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I
am concerned
about the lack
of reliable
health
information in
Jharkhand. I'm
not sure about
other parts of
Chotanagpur
but Jharkhand
seems to be
the worst of
the lot. Are
there
interested
health
professionals
(govt. or NGO)
working in
Jharkhand to
improve the
situation?
I'll be
intersted in
working on a
simple lay
reporting
system to
begin with. - Shantidani
Minz, Faculty
of Community
Health, CMC,
Vellore.
please right
click here and
save.
There is
plenty of
reliable
health
information
available on
the internet.
A lot of healthcare
projects &
studies are
conducted by
govt. &
non govt.
agencies in
Jharkhand. You
can search for
specific
interests. If
you find
interesting
material and
would like to
share it with
us - we will
be glad to
publish it in
our healthcare
section. - Dr.
Manju
Kerketta,
Tribalzone,Birkera
Jhariatoli,
PO- Ranto
Birkera, via
Lathikata,
Dist
Sundergarh,
Orissa -
770037.
doctor@tribalzone.com
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Shri
Livinus Kindo,
I.A.S. is
retiring from
the Civil
Services this
month. An IAS
officer of the
1973 batch was
born on 13th
March 1945.
Tribalzone
wishes him Happy
Birthday and
Good Luck in his
future
endeavors.
Following are a
few of his
published books.
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Credit
Delinquency
of India
(1990)
Our
Independence
(1996)
To the
Holy
mother
Church
The
Village
Vaidya
(1996)
Shaadi Ki
Safalta
(Hindi-1998)
Christo
Jayanti
(Oriya-2000)
Tuhilu Ker
Sapna (Sadri)
Tribal
Economy
(2002)
Kindos of
Maledihi
Ethical
Issues -
Religion
&
Human
Values
The Planet
Earth -
2002
Khisto
Jyoti -
Theological
College
Lecture |
career
profile
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SHRI
LIVINUS
KAILA
KINDO I.A.S
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