remarkable successful achievements

Those of the Santals seems to warranty the conjecture that the main body of the caste, that is to say the group comprising the Bansphor, Sulunki and Tanti Mahalis is merely a branch of the Santals, separated at a comparatively recent date from the parent tribe.  The exact causes of the separation are of course, lost in the obscurity which enshroubs the early history of all tribal movements.  But the fact that the Mahalis make basket and carry palanquins, occupations which every santal would deem degrading, suggests to the formation of the new group.  The Mahali-Munda possibly parted from the Munda tribe for similar reasons.  So this Sushil Mahali live in Kurebankra village, P.O. Darshole and P.S. Khatra, district Bankura.  In the year of 1993, L.K. Sarkar left his permanent service to stay permanently in Khatra.  After some days, he and his wife went to visit Mahali village for bamboo craft making.  They also want to train up that Mahali family in modern handicraft production.  Ms. Papiya, a local girl engaged with L.K. Sarkar’s publishing concern – R. B. Sarkar Prakashani, said that her brother name is Raju, he has a Mahali friend.  One day Raju came with his Mahali friend, Sushil Mahali.  Acquainted with Sushil Mahali, one day L.K. Sarkar went by bicycle to Sushil’s village at Kurebankra.  From that day, Sushil gradually close with L.K. Sarkar.  Slowly Sushil became familiar with L.K. Sarkar family.

L.K. Sarkar’s remarkable achievement – He educated Sushil in different subjects like library training, journalistic writing, documentation work, typewriting, trained to speak in Bengali and English, and also trained up for social works.  Then Sushil established himself as a social worker and a journalist.  Sushil has written in different rural newspapers.  His first articles published in Rarh Bangla Sambad newspaper with the headline of Amdiha Gramey Chakrir lov Dekhiya baro hazar taka Pratarana.”  Rarh Bangla Sambad established Sushil s as good reporter of district Bankura.  L.K. sarkar changed the total life of Sushil Mahali.  He built up Sushil in different sections as a social worker.  Now Sushil is a district correspondence of Coldfield Times newspaper published from Kolkata.

Sushil himself established a student library at his village Kurebankra and he established a voluntary organization, name Rangamati Voluntary Blood Donor associate and on July 13, 2003, he opened a nursery school near his village  He also completed short certificate course training from Mass Communication Center, Government of West Bengal.

TRIBAL UNREST IS ALL OVER INDIA.  WHY?  And how to bring all out development for them.  A seminar organized by L.K. Sarkar in his foundation tribal organization, Khatra Adibasi Culture and Development Center on 14^th and 15^th August, 2001.  At paschim banga academy, Sushil mahali speaking about the problem of Mahali Samaj and how his life turned from two basket making to journalism and social work.

MANIMELA

Estd.  1994.

L.K. Sarkar introduce ‘Manimala’ for uplift of rural and tribal children, in Khatra and its surrounding areas.  He has established 7 manimela organizations.

Manimela means ‘assembly of jewels.’  Manimela aimed at organizing ideal child welfare center offering healthy recreation and facilities with games, education, arts and work for the young aspirant and to create opening for the poor neglected young hopefuls.

The task was taken up with devotion and dedication by the voluntary child welfare workers both tribal and rural boys and girls.  Being inspired themselves, they sparked inspiration among small groups of children in their respective localities to meet at Manimela units regularly, to organize an excellent child welfare programme with spontaneous discipline and sincerity.  A country wide team of such voluntary workers has developed to render service to the future hope of the nation.

The member of such silent workers multiplied into thousand who run hundreds of Manimela units round the year programme to benefit lakhs of children speaking different tongues and professing various religious faiths.

Manimela is open to any boy or girl under 16 years of age.  An organization of 20 members or more formed with the permission of their parents is given recognition as a Manimela unit.

Children are playing at Mosleha village.  This Manimela is the first tribal children Manimela in India.  This Manimela are situated at Mosleha village, far away from Khatra Sadar i.e. 7 km.  It was inaugurated on 15^th August, 1995.