Tantia Bhil together with his companions and Bhil Sena (Bhil army) was a great patriot, freedom fighter, lover and defender of Adivasi human rights in India against two great forces of that time opposed to the tribal communities. Being an Adivasi from the exploited community of Bhils of Nimar, he had much less resources at disposal. Had he been supported for this social actions to promote the sacred mission initiated on his own with an indigenously organised Bhil sena and local trained Bhil fighters together with his three other companions Bijania et, he would have achieved much more for the country and human rights of the Adivasis of that time. British rule in those days de jure and de facto opposed Tantia Bhil, the great Adivasi patriot of India. The high caste persons or the land lords instead of supporting Tantia Bhil sided with British Raj in Nimar. In the prime time of Adivasi freedom and human rights fighting moments, Tantia Bhil was betrayed by one his Hindu friends, on sacred feast Rakhi near Patal Pani Fall on Malwa-Nimar border.
There are many tribals and members of indigenous communities who are discriminated and denied their rightful status to be remembered and recorded in India history and society. Tantia Bhil is one of them who is not getting sufficient justice and honour for all that he has done for the Adivasi and Indian society. These programmes and proposals on the contrary support Indian society and development of the tribal communities in India much along the lines of many envisaging today.
The human right associations committed to the cause should promote the sacred mission of Tantia Mama to honour the hero of the Adivasi India, preserve and promote his legacy in the country today. Among many programmes and projects initiated in memory of Tantia Bhil could be concerning human rights such for example concerning Adivasi cultures, land, languages, education, food, fodder, drinking water facilities, irrigation, folk-dances, Adivasi art, trade, festivals, transparency, participation, planning, right to information, social auditing, relief work, markets, prices, commodities, shops, leadership, mines, contracts, permits, forest, public transportation, employment, schools, colleges, scholarships, health, or any other tribal human rights related issues which are systematically being denied or ignored to suite a few or others in the planning and development of the country. Tantia Bhil human rights training programmes and projects thus shall achieve commonly many aims and objectives. These could be:
1. It shall establish the image of tribal hero’s who stood for putting to an end of British Raj.
2. Instil in the hearts and minds of Adivasi youth of India patriotic spirit.
3. Human rights programmes will gain a momentum in Adivasi Anchals.
4. A sense of indigenous leadership among the tribals shall be genuinely fostered.
5. Love to work for own community with selfless zeal like Tantia Mama and his companions shall be fostered.
6. This programme should be conducted only in Adivasi languages, with printed material at hand, in each of the tribal blocks of in the country.
7. Tribal Atrocities act shall gain importance and tribal atrocities shall diminish.
8. Human rights in which highly neglected shall be respected at all levels especially in Adivasi regions.
9. Awards for those who excel in all good activities such as games, sports, human rights, etc should be instituted.
10. Tribal self esteem (Adivasi Swabhiman) which is diminishing to cultural contacts or cultural invasions, or Sanskritisation shall be protected and the Adivasis shall feel their self worth in all social and cultural matters worth.
11. Competitions in memory of this great Bhil Saint and deified hero Tantia Bhil should be on regular basis.
Is this not the right of the Adivasis and other indigenous populations in the country who are more than 80% to have 80% heroes, sages, monks, leaders, programmes ect. for and from their communities of their interests....? Then why is this great deprivation in all the areas of life......? Are there not many more good persons in other communities of indigenous origin?
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