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

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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

Return to your rootsReturn to your roots

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