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Workshop by ‘JANJATI FORUM’ Concluded at HaflongA Workshop was organised atBoro Haflong on 15-17 Dec, 2012 inwhich 150 delegated from 4 differentJanajatis (Dimasa, Hrangkhol, Zemeand Karbi) of the district participated.The topic of the Workshop was‘Philosophy & Spirituality of EternalReligion & Culture. (Sanatan Dharma-Sanskriti) of Janajati of Dima Hasao’.It was an assembly of elders andenlightened people of major and minorJanajati communities of Dima Hasaodistrict. During three days of thoroughdiscussions, the following points werediscussed- (a) Various aspects ofphilosophy and spirituality of ourSanatan Dharma (Eternal religion) andSanatan Sanskriti (Eternal culture) (b)Its native origin and by virtue of itsoriginality, its connection andsimilarity with Vedic philosophy ( c)The threat posed to our rich culturalheritage and our Sanatan dharma byalien forces and the strategy to evolvethe defense mechanism and (d) Toevolve such mechanism of organizingsuch assembly of learned andawakened people who will endeavourto cement dissentions and restoremutual confidence inside a particularcommunity, between different Janajaticommunities and also betweenJanajati and non-Janajaticommunities.Inaugurating the Workshop ShriRamkuiwangme Zeme expressed hisfeelings during his welcome speechas, ‘I am happy to welcome thedignitaries present on dais and all thedelegates from Dimasa, Jeme,Hrangkhol and Karbi communitieshailing from different villages andtowns of Dima Hasao district. I alsoextend my hearty welcome to ourwell-wishers from Haflong town. Weare happy to assemble here leavingbehind all differences if any. On earliertwo occasions, this workshop waspostponed due to the reasons beyondour control. However, believe that thisworkshop will achieve its assignedgoal due to collective effort andorganized move by all the concernedforgetting any communityconsideration.‘The Janajati community of DimaHasao district has been faced withmany problems. In the very recentpast, our district has witness a massupheaval resulting into killing of overscores of innocent people andrendering over a thousand families’homeless from various communities.This has left a scar of wounds. It hasshaken the mutual confidence andharmonious living. There have beensome invisible alien forces which hasreportedly created misunderstandingcausing irreparable loss our age oldfamily relations between variousJanajati communities and non Janajatibrethren as well. Much harm wascaused particularly between Dimasasand Jemes. I am happy, to witnessthat the elders and prominent citizensof both the communities workedovertime to restore the normalcy andbecause of their honest efforts, we arereaping the fruits of communalharmony and mutual confidence.‘The other misery which theJanajati community of this district isexperiencing is the storm of mindlesswesternization and conversion to alienreligion through proselytization,allurement and threat. Our peoplehave been in dark about the rapidchanges globally in general and atnational level in particular. Thesechanges are sometime not in tunewith the needs of the society andthese are harmful. The westernizationand conversion are some remarkablechanges which have a serious threatto the very cultural and religiousexistence of Janajati communities.The conversion accompanied withwestern education has shattered thefamily structure and society fabric. Ithas given rise to hedonicconsumerism and crisis of morality.This has threatened our language,culture, customs and religion as well.This conversion is violence.‘This threat is also to plainsocieties in different states but theyare able to resist and repel the threatsbecause of the strong culturalfoundation backed by worldRenowned Vedas, Smritis, Puranasand unparallel epics like Rämãyan andMahbharat. The plain societies couldsustain the threats because ofSanskrit and Hindi literature filled withworld’s ancient civilization,philosophy, Science, astronomy andglorious history. The literacy, rate ishigh there and economic condition isexceptionally better. They are reapingthe fruits of advanced technologywhich our here are still witness andconfront.‘Due to lack of suitable education,prevalent sufferings because of pooreconomic condition, lack of sufficientmeritorious literature on glorioushistory, religion and culture, customand tradition and in other humanaspects of life etc., our people arevery much vulnerable to these alienand hostile forces. For miserablecondition of Janajati communities ofthese regions, the central governmentand state Government areundoubtedly responsible.‘But, the societies affected by suchmiseries are no less responsible. Theyare required to identify the friends andfoes of the societies and accordinglythe matching fence is required to beerected. From time to time, the eldersof the society are required toassemble and prescribe certainnorms, which cause the reformationand necessary improvement. In thisprocess, the evil practices andoutdated socio-cultural practicesslowly and gradually die out with thepassage of time and a new set ofcode of conducts are evolved whichare more scientific and relevant to theall-round development andenlightenment of the particularsociety.’In the workshop, everyone weremuch encouraged and participated inthe discussions.Heritage Explorer 5 January 2013
(Contd. from Page 4)mining can’t be termed as inclusivegrowth or sustainable development. Ifthis situation is exploited and resultsinto terrorism-unrest, it can never be ahealthy and harmonious environmentfor the development. People belongingto Scheduled Tribe have suffered themost due to mining and displacement.‘The Group of Ministers (GoM) onthis Bill at the Centre accepted theprinciple of sharing of profits by thePAPs and after long deliberationsapproved that all mining industriesacross the country will have to share26% of their profits with the displaced-PAPs. The GoM Chaired by the thenfinance minister Sri Pranab Mukharjeeaccepted this proposal along with otherthings and sent them to the LawMinistry for necessary amendments inthe old Act on 03rd January, 2011. Butthe things turned with the reshuffle inthe Council of Ministers at the centerand surprisingly, the GoM recalled itsrecommendations dated 3rd Jan; 2011,reviewed and reverted it! The GoM nowmandated that all miners except theCoal will share with PAPs an amountequivalent to Royalty paid to the StateGovernments for their mining. The Coalminers will share 26% of Profits after(Contd. from Page 3)National Conference of Kalyan Ashram concluded...deducting their Taxes, with the PAPs.Now the Coal Companies say that theytoo should be charged at par with otherminers-amount equivalent to Royalty toshare with the PAPs, and the IndustrialFederations taking clue of it are statingthat the Coal Miners should be chargedjust 26% of the Royalty.‘KKM of the ABVKA demands theCentral Government that:‘In order to assure inclusive growthand sustainable development, provisionsin the MMDR Bill 2011 should be madethat all miners including Coal andCaptive Coal Blocks shall share their26% of profits (after deducting PayableTax) with the PAPs;‘After receiving such share ofprofits, the proposed District MiningFoundations (DMFs) will directlydeposit 30% of amount so received intoBank Accounts of the PAPs, 65% shallbe used for infrastructural development(Roads & Bridges, Electricity,Communication etc) and SocialServices (Higher and TechnicalEducation, Medical and Health,Drinking Water and Sanitation etc) forthe mining area of the PAPs andremaining 5% for AdministrativeExpenses of the DMFs.‘This Act should be madeapplicable from 03rd January 2011when the GoM principally approvedidea of profit sharing, though the Billis pending since 2010.‘Though there is provision in theprevious Act that once the mining workis over the acquired land may be givenback after converting the land forcultivation to the original land owner,but nobody is following this provisionof the Act. In such circumstancesprovision should be made in theproposed bill that every Mining unitcreate a Reserve Fund with certainportion (3 or 4 %) of its profit every year.This Fund will be utilized solely for saidpurpose and the Funds will be operatedonly with the permission of DistrictCollector.‘Thousands of Janajati People havebeen organizing protest Rallies in manyDistricts across the country supportingthis demand. KKM appeals all theMembers of Parliament in General andJanajati Members of the Parliament inParticular to make all out effort to passthe bill in the parliament with abovementioned amendments’.THE EASTERN CONCEPT VIS-A-VlS THE WESTERN...The Resurgence in the NorthEast of India -The North East of our Country is aconglomeration of various indigenouspeoples and races with distinctivecultures and religions and with theirown traditional valves. They form anIndia within India and all have a richheritage and a glorious Past. Thoughthe West has chosen the Region as afield for cultural conquest yet it hasnot been successful. As it is with otherindigenous people of the World, thetribal of the North East have come torealise that it is they and they alonethat can guard the national souls oftheir laces. They have also come torealise that if they are to keep theirheads high they must buildthemselves on their own foundation andon their own ground. They have nowset before them a new ideal and a newgoal and they are new already on thematch with their proud heritage aspeople with a pilgrimage.They have respectively organisedthemselves for a common fight and forall concerted at have now a commonplatform known as the Indian TribalCultural Forum with its centre inGuwahati. Festival after festival andconference after conference are beingheld now throughout the North East andthrough these festivals and conferencethey are showing the World that theyhave their own concept of life and thatthey want to go by what is already theirin their blood. Not a few of those whohave crossed the fence to foreignreligions are now staging a come-back.They have come to a realisation thatall has been an infatuation—a mistakethat must be corrected. They are nowsharing the good things together in aspirit of brother hood unprecedentedbefore. They have become now onewith the Nation with the same destiny.(Based on the Speech of Shri H.Onderson Mawrie at Guwahati on the2 nd November, 1984 in ‘The PersonalityDevelopment Camp’ organised by theAkhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad,Bombay’. Published by Shri P. LagKhongwir, President of the Seng Samlaof the ‘Seng Khasi’, Mawlai, Shillong.793008.)Heritage Explorer 6 January 2013
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