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Monday, December 13, 2004
 
Raju the tribal
There are a few people in the world that can be mistaken for gentle teddy bears and wild pirates at the same time. Raju is one of them. Loves his five star chocolate and is violent when someone irritates him.

But thats not what makes him a tribal. A close description of Raju is provided by the following description of the tribes of Chhotanagpur:

"Munda, Oraon and other tribal communities of Chhotanagpur region have lived in harmony with nature. They propitiated land, water, wind, plants and animals... The general practice is that the clan must protect the object that forms its totem and abjure from eating or killing, destroying or injuring or otherwise using it. Nor must clan members use anything made of it or abstracted from it. It is also ordained that they should prevent others from indulging in such activities...

...The practice of forest protection was implicit in their cultural elements and cult practices. A portion of the pristine forest used to be consecrated and named Jaher or Sarna, sacred to the community’s principal deity. The tribal customs prohibited felling of trees or lopping of branches in the sacred grove..."

(from http://www.pcedindia.com/peoplescomm/tribes_2a.htm#a1)

Raju leaves no doubts at http://www.rajasekhar.com.

- posted by Rallix @ 4:23 AM
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