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Who am I ?Who am I ?
Identity
Does NatureNature
who you are?
or NurtureNurture
decide
Identity
Lets dissect the question of identityLets dissect the question of identity
what it is to be and not to be
a tribal - an adivasia tribal - an adivasi
Identity
How is a tribal identified?How is a tribal identified?
a tribal sura tribal surnamename carries a totem carries a totem
Do you knowDo you know your totem?your totem?
Identity
How is a tribe identified?How is a tribe identified?
FestivalsFestivals
RitualsRituals
LanguageLanguage
FoodFood MusicMusicDanceDance::
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Do we perform our rituals during birth, naming ceremony, marriage, death, etc.,
Do we know our mother tongue, i.e,mundari, kurukh, kharia, santhli, ho, etc.,
Do we eat or relish jungle food, do we play the tribal musical instruments and participate in the tribal dances
Do we celebrate our festivals like sarhul,sohrai, karam, maage, navakhani, etc.,
?
IdentityWe are identified by our tribal values.
Hold on to your culture,
CultureCulture
SocietySociety
Tribal culture is the basis of our society.
for if your culture dies,you are a society which nature can’t nurture.
Identity
LanguageLanguageis the key to people
identityidentity
Main Linguistic Groups
Identity
So what language do you speak?So what language do you speak?
MundariKharia
Santali
Ho
Kurukh
Identity
If we cant speak our native tongueIf we cant speak our native tongue
We cant pass it We cant pass it on to our on to our childrenchildrenOur language Our language will slowly will slowly vanishvanish
Identity
Our language is dyingOur language is dying
Serious Serious QuestionQuestion
Once the Once the language is language is gonegoneOur identity Our identity
will be underwill be under
Identity
Our native Our native tongue is gift of tongue is gift of GodGodOur Language Our Language
is Beautifulis BeautifulIts not difficult to Its not difficult to speak or speak or understandunderstand
Lets give Lets give it a tryit a tryStart using simple words at homeStart using simple words at home
TodayToday
Identity
RitualRitualis a specific behaviour of a
societysociety
Main Ceremonial Acts
Identity
So what rituals do you perform?So what rituals do you perform?
marriage
Phaguabirth
naming
funeral
Sarhul
nawakhani
sohrai
Rit
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f pa
ssag
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ns
Identity
If we don’t perform our rituals If we don’t perform our rituals
We We disconnectdisconnect from our from our ancestorsancestorsOur children’s Our children’s background is background is wipedwiped
Our children’s Our children’s background is background is wipedwiped
Identity
Our rituals Our rituals are dyingare dying
Serious Serious QuestionQuestion
Once the Once the rituals are rituals are gonegoneOur identity Our identity
will be underwill be under
Identity
Our rituals are Our rituals are gift of Naturegift of NatureOur Rituals are Our Rituals are
world classworld classIts not difficult to Its not difficult to follow our ritualsfollow our ritualsLets give Lets give
it a tryit a tryIntroduce your children to our ritualsIntroduce your children to our rituals
TodayToday
Identity
Don’t letDon’t let
erase our traditionserase our traditionsyour competing valuesyour competing values
Identity
So, are you a tribal,So, are you a tribal,
an adivasi,an adivasi,
just by the virtue of your caste certificate ?
IdentityI’m a tribal if I -I’m a tribal if I -
celebrate my festivalsperform my ritualsspeak my native tongueeat jungle foodenjoy tribal music & dance
by doing so….
if Iif I
Identity
……by doing so,by doing so,
I belong to a rich communityI belong to a rich community
I preserve a world culture andI preserve a world culture and
I maintain a healthy ecosystemI maintain a healthy ecosystem
Identity
Living outside Living outside chotanagpurchotanagpurand loosing and loosing ones cultureones cultureare no barriers are no barriers to belongingto belonging
Remember…Remember………we are we are one one familyfamily
Identity
……we are we are one one familyfamily
Identity
……we are bondedwe are bonded
by by tribal tribal valuesvaluesby by natunaturere
by by GodGod
guidedguided
and governedand governed
Identity
……we are thewe are the
People People of Godof God
children children of Natureof Nature
Identity
……we are thewe are the
Tribals of Tribals of ChotanagpuChotanagpurr
We are proud We are proud of our of our culturecultureWe are proud We are proud to be to be adivasisadivasis
Identity
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