it is impossible not to beastonished by india nowhere on earth does humanity presents itself in such a dizzying.creative burst of. cultures and religions, races and tongues it is this variety which provides a breathtaking ensemble for experiences that is uniquely indian. modern day india represents the largest democracy in the world with a seamless picture
of unity in diversity unparalleled anywhere else. apart from the cultural and ethnic growth that india has seen, the economy of india has also seen nothing but an uphill since the independence. development has been defined in various ways over the past five decades. india’s still strong growth reflects the fact that it remains a principally rural nation. only about 32% of the population of india
lives in urban areas. the size of rural population itself speaks of its potential. the rural population of india plays a vital role in imparting its cultural heritage and ethnic vividness and spreading its wings all over india. india is also the home to large number of indigenous people who are still untouched by the lifestyle of the aforementioned modern world. with more than 84.4 million, india
has the largest population of the tribal people in the world. the tribes in india form an important part of the total population. the tribal population of india constitutes nearly 8 percent of the total population that is nearly 68 million people there are a number of tribes in india, spread over different parts at different levels of socioeconomic development. indian tribal people reside in approximately fifteen percent
of the country's area, they live all over the country from the foot hill of the himalayas to the lands tip of lakshadweep and from the plains of gujarat to the hills in the north-east. some of the major tribal groups in india include gonds, santhals, khasis, angamis, bhils, bhutias and great andamanese tribal people have always been there in our country
yet most of the people here are unaware of their existence or are simply ignorant towards their existence and their customs. the surprising thing is that indian tribes are not backward as many of us might assume. there is no system of dowry, no caste division, even divorce and widow remarriage are socially accepted among them.
they are an exemplary society when it comes to social practices yet they are living a life of poverty and discrimination since ages. there are many forms of traditional art practiced by several tribes the folk and tribal arts of india are very ethnic and simple, and yet colorful and vibrant enough tospeak volumes about the country's rich heritage.
festivals are an important part of the life of these tribal groups. there are a number of tribal festivals which are celebrated by various tribes in india. even before the british took over our country, the tribal population were looked upon as wild, barbaric and unruly. independence in 1947 did not bring about any difference in their lives. instead,
because of absence of any monetary funds, some tribes had to leave their native places in search for work which led to the loss of their rich heritage. many of these places today are converted into holiday destinations and resorts by contractors who are driving out the tribals and taking away their resources although strange but true is the fact that even after so much opening up of economic opportunities most tribesmen live in a state of abject poverty.
the traditional livelihood system of tribal people has been based on shifting cultivation and collection of edible forest produce. such a system was rendered sustainable by a level and pattern of utilisation of land and forest resources, which ensured their self-generating capacity. the shifting cultivation is also known as jhoom kheti in tribal language and variety of crops are grown
but shifting cultivation has begun to decline because of lower yields and many tribal people tookto settled agriculture mainly on the uplands. because of the uncertainty of agricultural yields, tribal people largely depend on minor forest products (mfps) as a source of foodsecurity as well as for household medicines. middlemen, traders and forestcontractors have affected the prices received by primary producers through unfair trade practices.
this has no doubt adversely affected the livelihood sustenance and food basket of a large number of poor tribal households. tribal people are denied a fair price and most often receive a price lower than the prevailing market price. these people have escaped such fates and many tribals are involved in their traditional practices and continue to make handicraft products and artifacts like masks, paintings, wood cutting, and many more items
they make their own traditional costumes as well. but the tragedy is they get a meager prices for their products even though the artifacts are generally sold for large sums of money as most of it is pocketed by the middle-men. some tribes still continue to adopt their traditional source of livelihood i.e hunting and fishing. operating animal like pigs, goats, lambs and sell their flesh in nearest local markets home and strives upon completing are concentrated in heavily forested wood cutting and bamboo works are two
common sources of occupation among them. they make numerous items using bamboos.and most houses are made of bamboo as well. majority tribes live under poverty line there is no profit and surplus making in such economy. most of them live under abject poverty and are in debt in the hands of local moneylenders. with widespread illiteracy among the tribal and lack of exposure to the ever expanding horizons of knowledge in the outside world they are unable last night pain anddistinguish good
from bad ther e are many reasons a low level education among the tribes people: formal education is not considered necessary to discharge their social obligations. superstitions and myths play an important role in rejecting education while some tribes who have realized the dire need of education but still are unable to educate their child as they live in abject poverty and is not easy for them to send their children to schools, as they are considered extra helping hands.
in many parts of india tribal population suffers from deficiency diseases a look into the pattern of rural health services shows that the nonavailability of trained private or governmental doctor is a major problem more global the qualified health workers not want to work in rural areas because of professional, personal and social reasons. as a result the tribal people are still dependent on their lone kaviraj of the village for any health treatment
transportation and communication are the next problems of tribals that need special attention about 70% of the tribal villages are not connected with the motorable roads, hence they have to walk 5 to 10 miles to reach the head road availability of organised marketing facilities both for input as well as output is the heartfelt . problems of tribals according to a who report 75 per cent
have no access to clean drinking water and in many tribal villages scarcity of water is the common phenomenon the hapless tribal people are compelled to trek long distances under sweltering heat wave conditions while in some areas erratic power supply is taking a toll and some tribal areas are living in deprivation of electric facility sleeping under the fan or lighting a bulb in the house would be like a dream come true for them
the development of the tribals has been the constitutional obligation of the government the government had instituted numerous commissions and committees from time to time to assess the tribal situation in the country but it was very unfortunate that in spite of these efforts and initiatives the government could not bring any radical change lack of political voice, awareness and unsettled life conditions, apathy of executive machinery are the main reasons why the tribals remain outside the prevue and actual benefit of these programs
it was soon realised that all the activities and programmes relating to the tribal development can not be done single-handedly by the government the failure of the government gives a fertile ground to other organisations to work upon and extend a helping hand to their tribal breathren repeated assistance in the form of spoon-feeding would not help them in the long run rather attempts should be made to help them in helping themselves. iskcon (international society for krishna consciousness)
highlight the importance of spiritual ecology: the need to live in harmony with ourselves nature and the divine based on the principle of respect for all living beings. iskcon. has established numerous programmes programmes for social and spiritual upliftment the founder acharya, his divine grace a.c bhakti vedanata swami prabhupad as the world 's most active writer and teacher of vedic thought and civilization, is the leading cultural ambassador of true indian heritage. tribal care preaching program is born with the blessing
and inspiration of his holiness jaypataka swami maharaj this program inaugurated by his holiness bhakti purshotam maharaj on 9th april 2013 iskcon tribal care initiative (itci) aim to bring the message of love introduced by sri chaitanya mahaprabhu to the people of different tribes in india itci is started with this vision to reach the love to tribals,
realising the challenge of overall development and to fulfil the desire of shrila prabhupad to build a house where the whole world can live in peace . bhakti purshotam swami maharaj has taken a step to break vicious circle . by different developmental initiatives and interventions. this itci program have planned to reach to tribal people reach to tribal people not only providing them spiritual care, but also give them health care, education care, emotional care and social care. bhakti purshotam swami maharaj & his team
team have successfully ventured out into assam & tripura and the entire north east region and its activities are slowly expanding in all tribal villages across the country at president we have started in six different stepsin eastern india, north east india our future goal is who reach as many as tribal villages and families and tribal people to rech out to them
with caring nature we give all kinds of medical facilities has lifted and upliftment a tribal but ifconsciousness is not elivated so they're not going anywhere the stillin distress. our endeavor is to give material help along with give then holly name, teach them character building they get good education and not become terrorist in december 2014 the branch of bhaktivedanta national school was inaugurated in ananda bazaar
in a very remote village in assam to address the distance factor the school opened a hostel as well the grown up with him it not only compete with children how tobe a big professional engineer a doctor but also how to understand the highest goal of life the eternal identity of the soul from the very beginning life. itci have been organising medical camps in the villages for one and half year such camps are organised
every month in different areas & providing the people free treatment and medicine. itci promotes tribal cultural programs among international audiences during mayapur’s gaura-pã¼rnim㤠festival hold major tribal festivals with mass prasã¤dam distribution and have helped tribal people in establishing and developing cottage industries earlier this year itci hosted a convention in mayapur which saw twenty-seven tribes from across assam, west bengal, jarakhand, odisha,
nagaland, mizoram, meghalaya, bihar, and tripura. itci is not just a philanthropic endeavour to support and assist tribal communities but rather , an opportunity to go back in time and draw from centuries the wisdom, the wisdom, that teaches us to develop a higher conscience, towards the need of others and to help them reestablish , their own solid foundations to not let their existence go vague, in today’s modern culture
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