A GURU OF BHIL CULTURE AND ANTHROPOLOGY

BHIL CULTURE

So far there was not a single INDIAN ANTHROPOLOGIST who loved and lived among the Bhils whatsoever may be his or her motive, than Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Koppers of Vienna University, Austria. Prof. Dr. W. Koppers’ monumental works are mainly in German and English languages published in the form of books, monographs, research papers, etc. Most of his books were published from Vienna and research papers in the one of the most reputed journal of anthropology called ANTHROPOS, published from Sank Augustin, Germany.

Prof. W. Koppers monumental work for which he is internationally known much remembered till today is : DIE BHIL IN ZENTRALINDIEN which was later translated in English and published from Vienna as: Bowmen of Mid-India(1977) by L. Jungblut SVD. An Indian edition of his books and monographs is much awaited, besides the translation of the same in Hindi and some works even in Bhili the language of the place where he lived and worked as an eminent anthropologist.

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RAJEEV GANDHI MOBILE HOSPITAL FOR TRIBAL HEALTH RIGHTS

A hospital on the wheels has lately arrived well equipped, to one of the poorest district of Madhya Pradesh called Jhabua. The district of Jhabua mainly inhabited by the Bhils is well known in India and abroad for its poverty, misery, large level of exploitation and deprivation by politicians, administrators, NGOs and traders. The human and cultural rights, including the right to basic health provided by Central and state Governments is un-available to these tribals. Worst thing to be sadly noted is that, there is no one to question these exploitations and deprivations and bring the hidden facts to the world. Some international writers, media persons and human right agencies must rise to the scene so that the previous funds coming for these poor and the voiceless tribals may not strengthen the exploiters much more.

Rajeev Gandhi Life Line Express as the mobile hospital on railway wheels moving for the medical service of the tribals has arrived in Jhabua since 5th of January, 2009. But the representative of the Bhils for whom it came, namely Member of Parliament and State Minister for Agriculture Mr. Kantilal Bhuriya has not yet visited the Mobile Hospital for its moral and physical support.

The medical services shall be rendered efficiently till the 22nd of February in various stages for varying disease, incurable by the tribals for they are totally under the grip of deprivation, poverty and exploitation. The state government’s workers are actively involved in supporting the noble cause. Some of the generous civilians have come forward in timely support of the Rajeev Gandhi Life Line Express.

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