Book Launched.... "Lohgarh: The Largest Fort Of The World" Translated in Marathi language By- Jayaram Sitaram Pawar

Res. Gor-Banjara Brothers & Sisters,          

    Jay Sewalal.. Jay Lakhi Ray

   I am extremely glad to inform you that after reading the English copy, "LOHGARH" (The largest fort of the world) originally written by Gagandeep Singh and two other colleagues and published by Hariyana Academy of History & Culture. I have also read this book translated in Marathi by- Hon. Jayram Sitaram Pawar.  In this book, Researcher has established the "Lohgarh" Fort as the largest fort of the world. It lies sandwiched between Haryana and Himachal Pradesh, over a vast area of 7000 acres on undulated land of the Daber Hills. This is his  an extremely strategic site in military terms Gor-Banda Singh Bahadur occupied this fort in 1710 and declared it as the first Khalsa  Rajdhani. From here Banda Singh fought three major wars against the Mughal Emperors from  1710 to 1713.     
          

   Extensive survey of literature reveals that the  idea to raise Lohgarh Fort in the hilly area was conceived by Guru Hargobind Sahib and executed by the later Silkih Gurus with the help of the Vanjara (Gor) community under the leadership of Lakhi Rai Vanjara. The Haryana government is developing the site in a major way as a tribute to the great hero who belongs to Gor Banjara community and pay tributes and homage to Banda Singh Bahadur. This volume/ book is an extreme attempt to correct a major distortion in our history as well as a tribute to a great son of India who belongs to Banjara community. Therefore this book mostly enabled to raise the conscience of entire Gor-Banjara community of the world. It is wonderful and unexpected courageous history  found in this book .

   In addition to this I would like to say,  Maharana Partap, Shivaji and Banda Singh Bahadur are among the great heroes who resisted and opposed the subjugation of India by foreign Invaders. For Haryana, Banjara, Banda Singh Bahadur has special importance because, he had his capital in this region. The Fort of Lohgarh is perhaps among the greatest forts of the world. The campaign to capture it kept the mighty Mughal Empire engaged for six long years, a campaign that eventually destroyed the Mughal army. drained their treasury and shattered their economy.

  The region that forms Haryana has been the epicenter of important events in India's history. It is the cradle of India's rich civilizational heritage. The unfolding of the historical facts related to the great hero, Banda Singh and The Lohgarh Fort is bound to make all Haryanvis and Banjaras proud.  In our effort to pay our humble tribute to Banda Bahadur the Hariyana Government has planned to set up at Lohgarh, a memorial and a befitting museum and school of material arts. Several other projects are also planned for Lohgarh and the region around it. 

 I am glad to know that the Haryana Academy of History and Culture has published this book in English  namely , "Lohgarh : The World's Largest Fort" authored by Shri Gagandeep Singh, conducted extensive surveys and research in the area and come out with several important new facts about Lohgarh Fort.

   I am sure this volume will fill the critical gap in the history of Haryana's rich legacy. I hope it will prove useful not just for the students of history, but also for those who are interested in reading about our brave legacy and great heritage. 

    In addition to this, Being Deputy Collector and having a tremendous and challanging job of administrative service in Govt.Of Maharashtra, Hon. Jayram Pawar has made a great effort to translate this great English book into Marathi language. Translating a book is a daunting task and he has excessively highlighted the self esteem of Gor-Banjara community. Through this book he has made the task of rekindling the power of our community.  Such type of your writing can be done continuously by him from the perspective of Banjara community. Because of his efforts, the Gor- Banjara community of Maharashtra will read and identify the new untold  history of Gor- Banjara community from his book. So far in  the history of Banjara community, the book publication programme had organized in Mumbai  at grand  scale and  it  has certainly enabled Gor Banjaras  literary movement  getting more stronger in future. 

  I appeal to all  Maharashtrian Gor-Banjaras, especially this book has been translated in Marathi language  by Hon. Jairam Pawar only  for you. Read this book and be acquainted with the heroism of Gor-Banjara from glorious history. 

This book is available on the following online web portal viz. amazon, shopclues ,flipcart  and bluerosepublisher.

  Wishing Hon. Jayram Pawar Saheb all  the best... for literary work in future for Gor-Banjara community.

  I indeed congratulate Pawar Sir from my core of heart for putting Gor-Banjara's  heroism for humanity from the golden  pages of Gor-Babjara's incandecent and splendid history. 

                               With warm Regards,  

    Dinesh Sewa Rathod (Prof.in English)  
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खाकीतली रणरागिणी - सौ. रिता ग्यानसिंग जाधव

  गोर बंजारा समुदायातील,खाकीतली रणरागिणी -

                  हरपणी सौ. रिता ग्यानसिंग जाधव

        कवितेचा छंद जोपासत कर्तव्यात ठरली अव्वल !

  खाकी ! या नावानेच अनेकांचे रंग बेरंग होतात. खाकीची शान राखत स्वत:चा छंद झोपासणारे अनेक कर्तव्यदक्ष पोलीस खात्यात आहेत. पण त्या सर्वांमध्ये अनोख्या ठरल्या त्या महिला पोलीस अंमलदार (बक्कल नं. 515) सौ. रिता ग्यानसिंग जाधव! पोलीस असो वा डॉक्टर... महिला म्हटलं की कुटुंबीयांची जबाबदारी असते. त्यातही पोलीस खातं म्हटलं की, कर्तव्यनिष्ठा असलीच पाहिजे. कुटुंब व कर्तव्य याची योग्य सांगड घालत अंमलदार रिता यांनी आपलं कविमन जप्त अनेक सुंदर काव्य रचना रचल्या. या कविचा मनाचा आदर राखत तत्कालीन मुंबई पोलीस आयुक्त श्री दत्ता पडसलगीकर यांनी सौ. रिता जाधव यांना प्रशिस्तीपत्र देऊन त्यांचा गौरव केला. तसेच सन 2018 साली "नात्यांच्या पलीकडले" या काव्यसंग्रहाचे प्रकाशन श्री दत्ता पडसलगीकर यांच्या हस्ते करण्यात आले. या काव्यसंग्रहामुळे नागरिकांना खाकीतल्या रूपातील सौ. रिता यांचे कविमन समजू शकले. 

तत्पूर्वी, सन 2006 साली एक सुवर्ण संधी अंमलदार सौ. रिता जाधव यांच्या वाट्याला आली होती. दिल्ली येथे प्रजासत्ताक दिनी, महाराष्ट्र पोलिसांच्या 7 जणांच्या चमूमध्ये महाराष्ट्राच्या कानाकोपऱ्यातील 6 पुरुष पोलीस सहकाऱ्यांसोबत सहभागी झालेल्या सौ. रिता यांना अशोका हॉलमध्ये तत्कालीन राष्ट्रपती आदरणीय ए. पी. जे अब्दुल कलाम यांची स्नेहभेट घेण्याचे भाग्य लाभले. आजवरच्या इतिहासात प्रजासत्ताकदिनासाठी महाराष्ट्र पोलीस दलातर्फे निवड झालेल्या सौ. रिता ग्यानसिंह जाधव या एकमेव महिला पोलीस अंमलदार आहेत.

अंमलदार रिता यांच्या कर्तव्याबाबत सांगायचे झाल्यास त्यांनी अनेक उत्तम कामगिरी केल्या आहेत. पण त्यापैकी एक म्हणजे माहिम वाहतूक विभागात कर्तव्यावर असताना अंमलदार रिता यांनी टोविंग क्रेनवर धारावीसारख्या परिसरात कर्तव्य बजावले. त्यांच्या मनमिळावू स्वभावामुळे रिता जाधव यांना पोलीस अधिकाऱ्यांसह स्थानिक नागरिकांचे कायम सहकार्य मिळाले. आजही जागरूक नागरिकांकडून टोविंग क्रेन घेऊन येण्याबाबत अंमलदार रित यांना फोन येतात. सद्या त्या वांद्रे पोलीस ठाण्यात कर्तव्यावर असून बदली झाल्याचे जागरुक नागरिकांना सांगावे लागते. या कर्तव्याबद्दल तत्कालीन केंद्रीय दळणवळण मंत्री नितीनजी गडकरी यांच्या हस्ते सौ. रिता यांचा सत्कार करण्यात आला आहे. 

तसेच फेब्रुवारी 2019 महिन्यात झालेल्या महाराष्ट्र पोलीस साहित्य संमेलनात अंलदार रिता जाधव सहभागी झाल्या होत्या. त्यांनी सुंदर काव्य साधर केले होते.

अंमलदार रिता यांचा परिचय

सौ.रिता ग्यानसिंग जाधव

महिला पोलीस हवलदार 

बांद्रा पोलीस ठाणे,

बृहन्मुंबई पोलीस दलात भरती 

०१/०४/१९९१

शिक्षण - कला शाखेत पदवीधर (इतिहास विषय)

आजवर कर्तव्य बजावलेले ठिकाण

१) विमानतळ सुरक्षा विभागात ५ वर्षे

२) वाकोला पोलीस ठाण्यात ६ वर्षे

३) गुन्हे शाखा 7+वर्षं

( त्यात जापु संरक्षण, समाजसेवा शाखा, आर्थिक गुन्हे, युनिट वांद्रेमध्ये कर्तव्य बजावताना तत्कालीन पोलीस अदिकारी साळसकर साहेबांच्या मार्गदर्शनाखाली रिता यांनी कर्तव्य बजावले. 

४) बी.के.सी.पोलीस ठाणे 2 वर्ष (आदरणीय आबा पाटील सर यांच्या हस्ते जागतिक महिला दिनी विशेष कामगिरीबाबत सत्कार)

५) वाहतूक विभागात ७ वर्षे

वाहतूक विभागात काम करत असतांना अनेक रिवार्ड भेटली

मा.भारंबे सर, मा.उपाध्याय सर

मा.अमितेशकुमार यांचे हस्ते रिवार्ड.

सौ. रिता जाधव यांच्या रूपात मुंबई पोलीस खात्याला खाकीतली रणरागिणी मिळाली आहे. कविमनाच्या असलेल्या अंमलदार रिता जाधव यांना समस्त गोर बंजारा समुदाय व "पोलीस मित्र"चा सलाम!

                    अभिनंदन...!!  ताईसाहेब..... !!

               अभिमान आहे आम्हाला तुमचा !!

अनुसूचित जाती/अनुसूचित जमातीर हितसंबंधेनं जू घटनात्मक संरक्षण छ जुज वंचित अन उपेक्षित आसे भटके विमुक्त लोकगणेनं अनुसूचित जमातीर सूचिमं समावेश करताणी येनेरहितसंबंधेन घटनात्मक संरक्षण रेणू .

                          वाते मुंगा मोलारी
                       My swan song 

               जागो...जागो...गोर भायी/भेनो..!

        उपर बोले बाबडीया तोनं कू आवं घेरी निंदा?
 

          पुर्वाश्रमीर चोरगुन्हेगारीर ओळख करन चोट्टी गावडीनायी गळेमं "विमुक्त"नामेरो डिंगरो आडकान एक नाकारो हुवो आयुष्य Rejected Life जगेवाळो घटनात्मक संरक्षणेती वंचित गण समाज इज खरो वंचित अन उपेक्षित छ.

      अनुसूचित जाती/अनुसूचित जमातीनं आरक्षीत मतदारसंघ,ओनेर आधिकार,सोयी सवलते अन ओनेर हितसंबंधेर रक्षण ये घटनात्मक छ.तो पचं येनेनं वंचित अन उपेक्षित केतू आये कायी? ई स्वतंत्र सोजारो विषय छ.

             जे जे घटक राज्येमं फेर सिंमांकन आयोगेर सिफारसे नुसार अनुसूचित जाती/अनुसूचित जमातीसारू विधानसभा मतदारसंघ आरक्षीत वेमेले छ,आसे आरक्षीत मतदारसंघे व्यतीरिक्त अनुसूचित जाती/अनुसूचित जमातीर उमेदवारेनं खुल्ले- जनरल मतदारसंघेमं आमदारकीसारू नामांकन अर्ज दाखल न करतू आणू आसो कायदो आमलेमं आणू ई सामाजिक न्यावेर दृष्टीती भटके विमुक्तेसारू न्यायसंगत ठरचं. ई बील सदा संसेमं मांडेर कोयी गोरमाटी-भटके विमुक्तेर खासदार हिंमत किदे कोनी छ.

          सत्तर सालेर बाद भी भटके विमुक्तेनं घटनात्मक सोयी सवलते,संरक्षण न रेयेरयेती येनेनं प्रजासत्ताक गण राज्येमं "सत्तासारू" प्रस्थापित वर्गेर दयाबुध्दीर आश्रीत रेयेर पाळी आरी छ.अनुसूचित जाती जमातीरारू एक न्यान अन मुळ निवासी भटके विमुक्तेसारू दुसरो न्याव ई घटनात्मक अभिवचनेती बेइमानी सिध्द वचं.

            अनुसूचित जाती/जमाती विषयी मन द्वेष छेनी,कुणसी जाती/जमाती अन धर्मेर द्वेष करणू ई मार संस्कृती छेनी."कोर गोरुनं सायी वेणू!" ई मार गोर धाटीर घोष वाक्य छ.ये जगजेष्ठ मानवतादी गोर धाटीरो म वारस छू.

            अनुसूचित जाती/अनुसूचित जमातीर हितसंबंधेनं जू घटनात्मक संरक्षण छ जुज वंचित अन उपेक्षित आसे भटके विमुक्त लोकगणेनं अनुसूचित जमातीर सूचिमं समावेश करताणी येनेरहितसंबंधेन घटनात्मक संरक्षण रेणू ईज मारो प्रामाणिक हेतू छ.

            अ.भा.गोर बनजारानं अनुसूचित जमातीरे एके सूचीमं लायेवासू "संयुक्त राष्ट्र संघ" ईज आबं एक पर्याय दखारो छ.संयुक्त राष्ट्र संघेर आंतरराष्ट्रीय कायदेर पाठबळ रेये सवायी गोर बनजारारो मुळत्व नाकारेवाळो "विमुक्त"नामेरो डिंगरो नष्ट वेयेजवाळो छेनी.येरसारु भटके विमुक्त लोकगणेरो व्यापक संघटन हुबो करन लोकशाही मार्गेती संघर्ष करेर मानसिकता निर्माण वेणू आज गरजेर छ.

                 सांसदीय मार्गेती अ.भा.गोर बनजारानं अनुसूचित जमातीरे एके सूचीमं लायेर शक्यता घण कमी दखारी छ अन अ.भा.गोर बनजारानं अनुसूचित जमातीरे एके सूचीमं लायोवाळो इच्छाशक्तीरो प्रमाणिक सरकार राज सत्तामं आये येर भी आजीबात शास्वती छेनी.अ.भा.गोर बनजारानं एके सूचीमं लाणू इ ओतरा सोपा छेनी.ई घटनात्मक पेच छ.घटना दुरुस्ती करन इ घटनात्मक पेच हटायेवाळो बहुमतेरो सरकार राज सत्तामं आये येर भी भरोसो रेगो कोनी छ.

               संसदेमं ओनेर हितेर फायदेवासू गीद बोलते,कविता संबळाते हासी खुशीती घटना दुरुस्ती वचं;पणन ये देशेर मुळ मालक नेटिव्ह सन्स गोर बनजारानं- भटके विमुक्तेनं अनुसूचित जमातीरे एके सूचीमं लायेसारु केनी पनाव फुटेनी अन कनायी फुटे भी वाळो छेनी.घटनात्मक मार्गेती राज सत्तामं जायेर पासवर्ड भी खोसागो छ.

        भटके विमुक्तेरो घटक अ.भा.गोर बनजारा गण समाज जर अनुसूचित जमातीरे एके सूचीमं आवगो केलं तो राजकीय क्षेत्रेमं येनेरसारु लोकसंख्यार टक्केवारी नुसार स्वतंत्र राखिव मतदारसंघ अस्तित्वेमं आव जाये अन सत्ता,संपती,प्रतिष्ठा माईरो आपणो मनसोक्त चरेर क्षेत्र धोकेम आव जाये इ डर आतेर प्रस्थापित व्यवस्थान छ.ओनेर ये सत्ता,संपती,प्रतिष्ठार मक्तेदारीनं ओ कनायीज धक्को लागेदेयेळ छेनी.

             महाराष्ट्रेमं आज जो बनजारा बहुल मतदारसंघ छ ये मतदारसंघेर भी २०३६ सालेर फेर सिंमांकनेमं मोडतोड वेयेर शक्यता भी नाकारतू आयेनी."न रहेगा बास न बजेगी बासरी..!

               मार केयेर मतलब आतराज छ क, २०३६ सालेर आंगड्याज से संघटीत वेनं अनुसूचित जमातीर मांगणीरो प्रश्न मार्गी लगाणो गरजेर छ...लोकशाही आंदोलनेर मार्गेती वा संयुक्त राष्ट्र संघटनार पाठबळेती..!

     नतो आजी सत्तर साल होटो ?

जागो..जागो......

*उपर बोले बाबडीया तोनं कू आवं घेरी निंद ?*

             शब्दांकन-              भीमणीपुत्र

                                   मोहन गणुजी नायक  

भीमणीपुत्र मोहन गणुजी नाईक

Maharashtra State Board: HSC English Writing Skills

Maharashtra Board HSC English Writing Skills

 Maharashtra Board HSC English Writing Skills is an important section for both Class 11 and 12th standard as this part can help you score good marks in your English exam. English is a compulsory subject for Maharashtra Board HSC students for both the standards. Also, the syllabus of Maharashtra Board HSC English Writing Skills remains the same for Class 11 and 12th standard. While writing the English paper of HSC for Maharashtra Board its best to focus on the grammar part as it’s where we make the most mistakes. Practice writing in English to improve your skills as it gives an idea of where you’re going wrong and provides you with an opportunity to improve.

  Maharashtra Board HSC. English Writing Skill section includes Letter writing, Tourist leaflet/Appeal, Information transfer or Developing a counterview, Framing questions for an interview, Preparing a speech. Maharashtra Board HSC English Writing Skill syllabus for 11 and 12 standard includes the following topics:

UnitNo/ Unit Name

1. Unseen Passages

2. Note Making

3. Letter Writing

4. Tourist Leaflet

5. Appeals

6. Report Writing

7. News Writing

8. InformationTransfer

9. View Counterview

10. Interview

11. Speech Writing etc.

 Maharashtra Board HSC English Writing Skill comes under Section D of the syllabus and if you are good at writing then you can score quality marks in this section because in this section it is all about your basic writing skills.To score good marks in the Maharashtra Board HSC English Writing Skill for Class 11 and 12th standard solve previous year question paper so that you get an idea about the question pattern and feel confident during the exam.

  Scoring good marks in your English Writing Skill section will even upgrade your all over percentage in your Maharashtra Board HSC Exam. Avoid doing grammatical and spelling mistakes and write your answers according to the format taught in your classes.

Hon. Sudhakarrao Naik: "Pioneer Of Water Conservation" If you save every drop of water, this will be real tribute s Honorable, Sudhakarrao Naik, the former Chief Minister of Maharashtra

                    
Hon. Sudhakarrao Naik: 
Pioneer Of  Water Conservation

    If you save every drop of water On behalf of 10th, May "Water Conservation Day'' this will be real tribute to Honorable, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra and former Governor of Himachal Pradesh, Late. Sudhakarrao Naik, who spread the seeds of water revolution in the State of Maharashtra. He worked for water conservation and proved the importance of water to us. 
   He is known as "Pioneer Of Water Conservation" because of forming a special  water conservation ministry  in the Govt. Of Maharashtra State (India).

   Here my research article  enables you to know the importance of water conservation on behalf of 10 May- Hon. Sudhakarrso Naik's death  anniversary  as "Water Conservation Day"

  Considering the availability of water and its  proper use is called   water literacy.  It is essential to have the mentality of the society that water saving must be their  biggest asset. Therefore,  it is necessary to take steps towards conservation of water by NGOs, media, various organizations and organizations along with the government.

   Life is the only natural donation given to the earth. Water reserves are essential for the existence of life on Earth for  plants and animals.  Human beings have also settled around the water resources, and major cities of New York, Beijing, Mumbai, Kolkata, etc. are situated on the riverside. Earth's surface area of ​​about 510 million square kilometers, which is 70-80 percent, is covered by water, and there are 4,88,90,500 billion TMC of water on Earth.

   Due to shortage of water, increasing drought, water is wasted due to consumption of water in day to day life, bore-wells are being excavated in the draught areas, but due to different reasons, we are using water  at large extent. Due to  this, we will have to face acute water shortages in the future.

  Water which reach the womb of the earth, then it takes about 100 to 150 years.We are  using storage  water for that need for cultivating thousands of years of fresh water in the geologic area. However, it is not understood that the water is not being seriously considered and   re-stored water from the ground, hence the level of ground water is decreasing day by day and  increasing the  demand of water utilitiesed for industrial, irrigation and domestic uses. In India, it is assumed that the consumption of about two hundred liters of water per day, per person. Increasing population or per capita water consumption is causing serious water crisis.

  Water flow through river, pond and dam has to be processed  different steps  to reach to the consumers. for example- carrying water through the pipeline,  sterilizing the water through different stages of purification, then supplied to the various areas  of the city. There is a large amount of expenditure to provide water direct  to the consumer and  following all these things needs water pressure and secretion but general people do not take it seriously, hence there is no public awareness about using water efficiently. Water is wasted due to its  unnecessary uses and there are many reasons for this, continue the taps after  storing the water, water turbines from  the water tank, throw water  as it gets stale, heavily  used water for washing, bathings,  washing clothes and  faulty taps are  big reason for this.

  You know, Cape Town has been recently  declared that the world's first waterless city in South Africa. There, the government has ruled that water will not be provided to this city from April 14, 2019. So we need to be more cautious if you do not want to suffer such a situation. By raising the rain water harvesting from home  to  home, we can increase groundwater levels. This is a very effective solution for water shortage. Rainwater harvesting is the accumulation and storage of rainwater for reuse on-site, rather than allowing it to run off Rainwater can be collected from rivers or roofs, and in many places, the water collected is redirected to a deep pit (well, shaft, or borehole), a reservoir with percolation, or collected from dew or fog with nets or other tools. Its uses include water for on gardens, livestock, irrigation, domestic use with proper treatment, indoor heating for houses, etc. The harvested water can also be used as drinking water, longer-term storage, and for other purposes such as groundwater recharge. This process is widely adopted in Rajasthan State in India, where there is a shortage of water.

 Rainwater harvesting is one of the simplest and oldest methods of self-supply of water for households usually financed by the user. Roof top Rain Water Harvesting is the technique through which rain water is captured from the roof catchments and stored in reservoirs. Harvested rain water can be stored in sub-surface ground water reservoir by adopting artificial recharge techniques to meet the household needs through storage in tanks. The Main Objective of roof top rain water harvesting is to make water available for future use. Capturing and storing rain water for use is particularly important in dryland, hilly, urban and coastal areas. In alluvial areas energy saving for 1m. rise in ground water level is around 0.40 kilo watt per hour. Rainwater tanks are installed to make use of rain water for later use, reduce mains water use for economic or environmental reasons, and aid self-sufficiency. Stored water may be used for watering gardens,agriculture, flushing toilets, in washing machines, washing cars, and also for drinking, especially when other water supplies are unavailable, expensive, or of poor quality, and when adequate care is taken that the water is not contaminated and is adequately filtered.

  If there is Rainfall of one thousand mm in rainy season, you would get around 1 to 1.50 lakh liters of water from a slab of 100 sq ft  building. Therefore, it is necessary to set up strict rain water harvesting for new buildings in every Metro city, Municipal corporation and Gram Panchayat areas. By this trick, "Today's water is tomorrow's life" , knowing  the importance of water before rainy season it is the urgent need of the hour is to make collective efforts and everybody needs to install roof  rain water harvesting at home. If we take a oath of saving every drop of water on the occasion of the death anniversary  of Sudhakarrao Naik, it will be a real tribute for him.

           "Let's Save Every Drop Of Water"

                                         Compiled by-

                                  Dinesh Sewa Rathod

                                    (Prof. in English)

Hon.Sudhakarrao Naik 
The Former Chief Minister Of Maharashtra State
[Pioneer Of Water Conservation]

Q.6 B) Prepare an appeal in the form of a handouts 4 marks:

                Q6 B) ------ 4 marks

Prepare an appeal  in the form of a handouts:
Prepare an appeal for making the people of your area aware about the importance of cleanliness and personal hygiene.
   Use attractive slogans and illustration.

 Ans:
              CLEANLINESS  CAMPAIGN

Keep clean !!       Keep fit !!       Live long !!

Our village is announcing a cleanliness and personal hygiene fortnight from 1 stJanuary to 15 th January. We appeal you to participate. Come, join the compaign.

Do the following-
  *  Use the dustbins.
  *  Dispose garbage carefully and in the
      right place.

     PREVENTION  IS BETTER  THAN CURE !

  * The piles of garbage are the breeding grounds for diseases, epidemic and        pollution.
  *  Clean the classes, houses, roads and    lanes.
  * Keep close watch on the habitual            offenders.
  * Arange seminars.
  * Remember, Cleanliness is good for all  us because,

CLEANLINESS IS NEXT TO GODILINESS.
Remember-
CLEAN VILLAGE IS HAPPY VILLAGE
CLEAN HOME IS HAPPY HOME
CLEAN VILLAGE IS HEALTHY VILLAGE
CLEAN OUR VILLAGE AND WIN A PRIZE.
 * Remem ber man can work well when
    surrounding is clean clean.
 *  Keep clean. Keep clean
 * Keep clean if you want to live long.
 * Cleanliness is the medicine for happy,            creative mind and fuel for extra work
    Cleanliness starts from U.

Remember  :Neglect health, nvite YAMA.
                        :Invite self-care, neglect YAMA

Think twice, human life is for once.
Say No to [ air, sound, water]  pollution.
We need you to make this compaign successful.

               CLEANLINESS CAMPAIGN

THE CONCEPT OF EX-CRIMINAL TRIBES- Denotified Tribes : The Laman Banjara

THE CONCEPT OF EX-CRIMINAL

TRIBES- Denotified Tribes : The Laman Banjara 

PART- 2

   Prior to indepenaence Nehru  made a very important comment apout the CT Act in 1936. He stated, "I am aware of the monstrous provisions of the Criminal Tribes Act which constitute a negation of civil liberty. Wide publicity should be given to its working and attemptm ade to have the Act removed from the statute book. No tribe could be classed as criminal as such and the whole principle was out of consonance with all civilized principles of criminal justice and treatment of offenders" (Kapadiaop.cit.). 

    At the time of,independence in 1947 there were 128 tribes and castes, totally nearly 3.5 million individuals (roughly 1% of the total population), who were officially designated as 'Criminal Tribes'. Int, he post-independence period, in 1949 the government set up ac ommission under the chairmanship of Ananthasayanam Ayyangar to look into the problems of the Criminal Tribes. The commission came out very negatively against the state provisions: "If effective measures had been taken for the reformation and welfare of these tribes by the states during the years the Act hasb een in force, we feel that the problem would have been solved a long time ago. Without providing for adequate reformation and welfare work, if the Act is continued, no material improvement among, these tribes can be expected and on the other hand as time passes the members of these tribes will more and more realise the injustice,done to them and their position may turn them into permanent enemies of the society as well as Government." The government measures instead of ameliorating the situation had just the opposite effect as many innoce persons were arrested and imprisoned. In the prisons they became hardened coming into contact with seasoned and hardened criminals. The system of regularly reporting to the Patels and petty officials resulted in exploitation as the officials exacted free labour from them. If one was arrested elsewhere, he was marked absent by the Patel. On returning, if he shared the spoils with the Patel, he was marked present. "Fraud and bribery on the part of the officials have not only encouraged, members of the criminal tribes to indulge in their anti- social activities but also have blunted their moral sentiments"(Kapadia: op.cit.). Sometimes the Patels and the officials helped out the CTs by instigating them to commit crimes in order to revenge

themselves on their rivals.

   In order to reform the CTs and rehabilitate them the government made some settlements for them. But most such settlements turned to be more like jails. In many cases the entire family  used to be intended in such settlement.  Lack of employment  opportunities also did not help matters much. Many of them turned to crimes immediately on being released from the Some of the settlements maintained by Christian missionaries were too not very good and incidences of corruption were reported.

   Devy (op.cit.) points out that soon after independence, the communities notified as Criminal Tribes were denotified by the

government. The notification was followed by the substitution of a series of Acts, geneat an entire community could be 'born' criminal. But the police forces as well as the people in general had been taught to look upon the 'Criminal Tribes' as bom criminals during colonial times and that attitude persisted and persists even today. The result is that every time there is a petty theft in the locality, the DNTs in the neighbourhood become the first suspects. The ratio between the arrests and convictions of the DNTs reveals the harassment. The denotified have to withstand. Although legally the legal stigma attached to the Criminal Tribes was removed, the social stigma has persisted until today (Major:1999). Taking note of the negative features of the Habitual Offenders weta Devi (A social activist on behalf of the Denotified and Nomadic Tribal Right Action Group filed a petition against the Act, Mah,Act in 1998. It may be pointed out that in 1956 in the undivided Bombay,state 27 tribes were identified as nomadic and as many as 73 as semi-nomadic. After a survey report in 1961 the Maharashtra government declared two lists: Schedulel consisting of 13 Vimukta,Jatis and Schedule Il comprising of 24 Nomadic Tribes (Patil: nd).,The Laman Banjaras fall within the ambit of Vimukta Jati or Denotified Tribe.

Compiled by- Prof.Dinesh Sewa Rathod

  www.profdineshrathod.blogspot.com

    Ref- Ethnography  Of A Denotified Tribe -The Laman Banjara- 

  J.J.Roy Burman