DISCUSSION ON TRIBAL EXPLOITATION

DISCUSSION ON TRIBAL EXPLOITATION

KALANTAR, 34 year, 299 volume, 14^th August , 2001, 29^th Sraban 1408, Tuesday, Rs. 2.00

A debate was arranged in the Paschim Bango Bangla Academy on August 13 and 14.  The   program was organized by Khatra Adibasi and Development Center.  All of them criticized the unscrupulous British rulers and the mahajans as well as the role of the Government.  Hikim alleged the tribes were negligent of their problems.  Nikhil Ranjan Majhi described warned those who exploit and torture people and said that the tribal people have to understand their own problems. 

Among the other speakers, there are Gurucharan Murmu, Dr. Arunendu Sarkar, Amalendu Roy, Sushil Mahali, Pradip Har , Pratibha Mondol, Subodh Soren, Mangal Soren, Baleswar Soren , Maheswar Soren, Prabhat Ghosh etc.  The secretary of the Lakshmindra Kumar Sarkar invited everybody to cooperate and announced that a newspaper called “Adibasi Sangbad” will be published.  At the open grounds of Academy of Fine Arts, the tribals performed in a cultural program.  Along with them, Dolon Mitra and Kabita Barui also participated.

DEBATE:  WHY TRIBALS ARE NEGLECTED IN 54 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE?

SATYAJUG …10^th August, 2001…..Friday.

A debate will be organized in the coming Tuesday and Wednesday in the hall of the Bangla Academy.  “Sadhinatar 54 Bochorey Adibasira Abahelito Keno?”  (Why The Tribals are Neglected?) is the topic our debate.  The organizer is Khatra Adibasi Culture and Development Center.  Lakshimdra Kumar Sarkar informed that the population of the country is more than 102 crores.  The majority of them is the tribal population.  They have characteristics like cultural flow, feng shui, economics, religion, language , the socio-political method, etc.  They are independent of higher caste Indians.  But most of them are economically backward, very poor , half filled stomach, half naked, illiterate.

                A notable timeline must be created and we need to give them their proper right.  Many initiatives and planning have been made to bring them under the main stream.  All the government planning was spoiled, their minimum requirement is health, education, language, culture and cultural structure and they are deprived from all of them.

                The moneylenders have exploited them during the British rule in India.  Why the neglect is there?  The Minister of Jail and Society Welfare Minister, Biswanath Chowdhury, the head of Nandan, Angsha Sur, the secretary of Bangla Academy Sanat Chattopadhyay , the director in drama Usha Ganguly, journalist Niranjan Haldar, district officer Tapan Sen , Amalendu Ray, etc. are the well known personalities.  From 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, a  tribal and folk program will also be organized in front of the Academy of Fine Arts.