A BIRTH SONG OF BHILS

The Bhils have a few thousand folk songs or folk poetry to solemise their social and cultural events in day today life. Here is a folksong describing the birth event.

I shall order a swing for my child from Piyor (in-law's place)
O my husband, too young to be one!
I shall have a pond dug before your eyes,
For me to bathe in !
I shall fill the house with sumptuous beds,
And sleep peacefully on such sumptuous beds.
I shall order a swing for my child from piyor.

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Trust in God

For the last 0ver 20 centuries the Bhils have been tortured severely by the ethnic groups Invading their land and society socially, culturally and politically. In each case the poor tribals in this case the Bhils had to loose in the hand of their invaders. The tribal Bhils developed their trust in God is such a difficult and invincible times.

The proverb that gave the Bhils moral and religious strength is like this:

Bhagwan no jor, lakh ne par.
The strength of God (Supreme) can give us success in one thousand works.

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BHIL RIGHTS FOR BREWING THEIR OWN COUNTRY LIQUOR

Mama Baleshwar Dayal did not want that Bhils consume liquor. But he certainly a besides it seved as matchless nutrition protected their rights for brewing their own country liquor called Daru brewed out of Mahuwa flower which is commonly available in the Bhil Land. Mohuwa served as one of the best anti biotic for the Bhils and provided strong resistant against many fatal deseases if taken with restrictions.

Mama’s wishes were that many we non tribals who were easily flourishing on Bhils’ hard earned money should not accumulate wealth. Keeping these premises in mind he made strike. Pandit Nehru exiled Mama Baleshwar Dayal in Madhya Bharat and Rajasthan, and later handed him over to Gujarat Police. This time Bhil leadership was taken care by Sardar Gyansingh, Advocate Ramprakash Malhotra, and Advocate Ojha who even suffered jail. The media supported strongly the Bhil movement and criticized then President Rajendra Prasad. On this occasion some 7 thousands Bhils non violently participated in the Daru movement and went to jail. Later the President of India interfered and issued two ordinances, one in favour of tribals controlling the licences of liquor in tribal areas and second cancellation of exile of Mama Baleshwar Dayal. Non violence was a handy thing to pursue the cause for the tribals and by the tribal Bhils, then.

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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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BHAGORIA: Tribal Folkloric Cultural Festival

The largest folkloric cultural festival of indigenous Adivasi India appears this year in the month of March 2009, from 4th to 10th in the region of Bhagor or Jhabua and its surroundings. Much has been written by various people including in the adivasikaran in great details.

The schedule of the Bhagoria festival, the tribal Valentine(adivasi Valentine's day) week this year falls on the following days of the month of March 2009 in the following weekly markets prior to Holi the festival of Holi:

March 4: Wednesday, Chandpur, Barjhar, Bori, Umarkot, Machhalia, Karwad, Borayata, Kalyanpura, Khattali, Madrani and Dhekal.

March 5: Thursday, Phoolmal, Sondwa, Jobat, Para, Harinagar, Sarangi, Samoi and Chainpura.

March 6: Friday, Katthiwada, Valpur, Udaigargh, Bhagor, Beklada, Mandli and Kalidevi.

March 7: Saturday, Meghnagar, Ranapur, Nanpur, Umrali, Bamania, Jhaknawada, and Baledi.

March 8: Sunday, Jhabua, Chhakatala, Jheeran, Dholiawad, Raipurya, Kakanvani, Sorwa, Amkhoont, Kanawada, and Kulwat.

March 9: Monday, Alirajpur, Bhabhra, Petlawad, Rambhapur, Mohankot, Kundanpur, Rajla, Badguda, and Medwa.

March 10: Tuesday, Bakhatgargh, Ambua, Andharwad, Pitol, Khardoo, Thandla, Tarkhedi, and Barvet.

After the tribal Holi two more Adivasi festivals are held namely Gai Gohari and Gal. More details shall be served later about these two tribal festivals which are neglected and disrespected by the administration.

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HINDI QUARTERLY SUPPORTS HUMAN RIGHTS

KANCHANLATA a prominent Hindi Quarterly of the National language of India from Rajasthan based Hindi area, supported the article of Mahipal Bhuriya entitled ADIVASI DARSHAN (Adivasi / Tribal / Indigenous Peoples Philosophy). The articles strongly favouring the Human rights of the Adivasi / Gypsy / Tribal / Indigenous peoples various issues covering all the areas of their life. Some time back Mahipal Bhuriya was considered to be a controversial, progressive and revolutionary writer from the tribal regions of Central India since his first publication called Bhili Chetanana Geet (1977, 1978). But ever since Mahipal Bhuriya consistetly and regularly supported the tribal issues in Hindi literature, All India Radio, TV, press conferences, seminars, research papers, etc. Now his ideas are being highlighted in the form of Adivasikaran (tribalisation and aboriginalisation) meaning while the tribals remaining rooted to their adi (origins) or roots, should preserve, promote, innovate and integrate themselves in the national mainstream, maintaining their original identity with dignity and not become Dalits as the process is today through sanskritisation.

In the context a prominent Hindi quarterly edited by Dr. Bharat Misra Prachi from Jaipur (Rajasthan) has carried a more than 5 page paper highlighting the issues of the adivasikaran.

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