If you look deeply, ‘ Listen Draupadi! Take the weapon…’ In the poem, there is mention of both human trafficking, women’s atrocities etc. and its prevention. By making girls and women strong, they will have to develop the skills to counter the atrocities committed on them. Well, it’s a long fight. For the time being, … Read more
Nalinikant: Of all the women and minor girls trafficked in the district, 90% are tribal minor girls whose age ranges from 14 to 17 years. While 10 percent girls and women are from scheduled caste and Muslim community. In most of the cases, it has been found that their facilitators are local women and close … Read more
Sanjit Mandal, Deoghar: The most poor, malnourished and struggling with life in Santal Pargana is the Adivasi Paharia community here. Apart from malnutrition, human trafficking and migration are serious problems facing this society. People of Paharia community migrate to other states in search of livelihood. Meanwhile, they become victims of trafficking. According to one figure, … Read more
Mahendra Besra ‘Bepari’: As such, there are many customs and traditions in the Santal society, in which a glimpse of participation, symbiosis, dedication and music can be seen. One such custom ‘Janam Chhatiyar’ has been going on in the Santals for ages and while preserving this legacy of ancestors, it is being passed on to … Read more
The name Jamtara is derived from the words Jam and Tada. In Santhali language, ‘Jam’ means snake. And ‘tada’ means ‘dwelling’. This name was given because snakes are found in large numbers in Jamtara district. On April 26, 2001, four blocks Kundhit, Nala, Jamtara, and Narayanpur of Dumka district were separated from Dumka and Jamtara … Read more
Ajit Kumar retired teacher Due to the deep connection of these tribes with water, forest and land, their gotras were also called animal, bird, vegetable, metal and mine gotras. Similarly, Khes i.e. Paddy Lakda i.e. bound Minj i.e. fish etc. were named after gotras. Marriage in their own gotra is also prohibited. The surprising thing … Read more
Dr. Rajkishore Hansda The Santal tribe is the third largest among the tribes in terms of population. Their population in the country of India is above one crore. Mainly resides in Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha, Assam and Tripura. Apart from India, they also live in Nepal, Bangladesh and Mauritius. Santal people call themselves Hod, … Read more
Idol worship is almost an essential part of all festivals. Saraswati Puja in Basant Panchami and again in Gyan Panchami in the month of Kartik, Ganesh Puja, Durga Puja of all four Kalpas, Kali Puja every month, Tripurasundari Puja, Vishwakarma Puja, Manasa Puja, Jagaddhatri Puja, Bagalamukhi Puja, Lakshmi Puja, Karma, Jiutiya, Devotthan, Navanna… There are … Read more
India, which is celebrating the nectar of independence, seems to be ignorant of the problems of its people. The condition of the Santhal tribe living in different states of the country including Jharkhand has been more or less that of an innocent creature till date. Instead of being recognized for their conservation efforts and connection … Read more
Infrastructure Development: In the changing times, Santal Pargana has seen many major changes of development. Historically, the economy of Santal Pargana has been dependent only on agriculture. But, with development, has come a sense of diversification in the region’s economy. Apart from agriculture, industries like power generation, mining and manufacturing have also become important, which … Read more