Dear friends,
This article was originally written on the 5th of April 2011. As I am new to the world of blogging, I do not know very many things about it. So it took much time to post here. I am sorry for being late. Happy reading...
Today is Sarhul. A festival of Adivasis. The Adivasis celebrates the meeting of the Sun and the Earth. The Adivasis of Jharkhand have all set to dip in the climactic celebration of Sarhul. But the Bhagwan (God) Birsa Munda also known as ‘Dharti Aabaa’, is still treated with indifference. Dogs take shelter at the place of cremation of Bhagwan Birsa Munda. Jharkhand came in existence as a separate state on the 15th of November 2000. From then many of the big Adivasi leaders have been the Chief Ministers of the state. In spite of this, neither the situations in the daily life of the descendants of martyrs of the Indian freedom struggle has been improved in the state, in which many Adivasi leaders are named proudly; nor the security and the honour of the Dharti Aabaa’s place of cremation have been maintained. Here the Governor lay the foundation stones of the various projects and afterward the beautiful and expensive pieces of granite stone is stolen from the foundation place. And why should not be done so, if the common people are wanting of some pieces of clothes to cover their necked body and a little food to fill their empty stomach; while on the other hand, the rulers, their commanders, followers and flatterers wear silky clothes and get very good food, this type of incidents should necessarily happen.
Well, everything goes together in our country. The ATM machine, which gives money to us, is also stolen here. The iron rods from the bridges that take us from one side to another, are an easy target for thieves. Even the fuel (the Diesel) from the transformers is taken out. Stealing hearts is also a common thing in our society. Though, they are having kids many people are busy practicing this today.
Our country is a place of diversity with strange situations. Here we see the Yoga guru Swami Ramdevji has already started shaking the rout of the Indian government for want of hard actions against the people involved in scandals while Mr. Annaa Hazare has refused to take Anna (food) for the same cause. Shree Baburaav Hazare alias Annaa Hazare, a famous social activist, born in 1938 was honored with the precious award ‘Padma Bhooshan’ by the Indian government in 1992.
The country is still languishing in the celebrations of victory of the ICC World Cup Cricket, while rejoice of the Sarhul festival is gone high. The enthusiasm and the excitement of the Ramnavami festival are still left to watch in coming days. But Goldan, a young boy of Islaam Nagar will not witness all these because he was made a target by the Ranchi Police when the street people and the police were clashing at the time of ‘Encroachment Removal Campaign’ laid by the city administration yesterday on the 5th April 2011. In fact, the street people who were encroaching on the Governments land were given support and countenance by some local political leaders, while on the other side, the Government was in pressure to fallow the order of the Jharkhand High Court as to remove the encroachment from all places in the city. The administration was doing its job and the people were doing their job.
Actually, this country has always gone this way. Everyone has different melody, tune, style and rhythm to fallow. The Governments make its own tune, officers sing in their own melody and the media keeps dancing and make people dancing in their own style, while the judiciary sways in its own rhythm. But the condition of the common people is different from all others in the society. In fact, there is no melody, tune, style and rhythm for them. It is that is why, they keep struggling for their Daal-Rotii, the food to fill their stomach. They keep entreating the Baboos and Haakims (the officers and their bosses). And be orderly to the Laat Saaheb (the ultimate boss). It is so, because we are the part of a democratic system which has gone worst. The system, which is established 'BY THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE AND TO THE PEOPLE...?'
A little about Me...!
- Cheytnaditya Alok
- Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
- Former Name: Alok Aditya, Writer, Journalist, Yoga expert and a Social Activist. Editor: Jagriti Samvad (Hindi By-monthly). Author of 'Song of the Woods' published from Ranchi, India in December 1993. Studied Media from Sweden (Europe). The book 'Song of the Woods' includes the lifestyle, art, literature, culture and tradition of the Adivasis of Jharkhand region. The book was liked and appreciated by the Social Scientists of India and the other countries of the world. Other than this I have also compiled a small book 'India As I Know It' which was published from Sweden in 1998. This book contains the brief information about India. Friends, I declare myself as a World Citizen. I do not believe in castes, creed or colour. I love to be free from all types of narrow domestic walls.
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