Comments on: Uncivilized Practices of the Civil Society http://jharkhandmirror.org/2009/12/19/uncivilized-practices-of-the-civil-society/ The Voice of the Indigenous People of Jharkhand Dishum Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:42:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Dr. Dhuni Soren http://jharkhandmirror.org/2009/12/19/uncivilized-practices-of-the-civil-society/#comment-117 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:48:52 +0000 http://jharkhandmirror.org/?p=980#comment-117 Thanks Gladson.Every word of your statement is true to the core and has always been so.This applies not only to the civil societies but also to all other agencies including governments,educational and other institutions.Nothing has changed in 63 years of Independence and has gone worse in Jharkhand since its creation 9 years ago and our so called tribal leaders have been party to it.

But why have we depended on others so long. Is it because, we have become used to hand outs? Or may be the centuries of exploitation and sub jugation has left us helpless, voiceless and ruderless and struggling for two meals in a day and roof over our heads. What ever is the reason,its about time we should wake up and stand up and fight for our share of benifits in emerging India.We the educated Adivasi people should spare some time for the benifit of the rest of the community because we have depended on others too long.Its about time we form our own NGOs and work for our own people. But it takes time to know the ropes and need financial support and training in the beginning.Similarly our tribal leaders need to know how to govern and do useful work for all the people.
You have a good start and we support your efforts but we have to involve others as well.

Dr. Dhuni soren

]]> By: Dr. Iftikhar http://jharkhandmirror.org/2009/12/19/uncivilized-practices-of-the-civil-society/#comment-115 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:44:08 +0000 http://jharkhandmirror.org/?p=980#comment-115 MAY PEACE AND MERCY OF ALMIGHTY ON YOU.
WISHES OF THE DAY.
READ YOUR ARTICLE. BOLD OF YOU IN DEMANDING AN APPROPRIATE RIGHT AT RIGHT TIME…!!!!
GOOD ANALYSIS OF PERSISTING BACKWARDNESS OF DALITS AND ADIVASIS.
WITH AFFIRMATION AND APPRECIATION FOR YOUR ARTICLE I REQUEST ONE MORE THING ONYOUR PART TO GRANT PERMISSION TO TRANSLATE YOUR ARTICLE IN GUJARATI FOR PUBLISHING IN OUR GUJARATI MAGAGINE.
YOUR BROTHER IN HUMANITY
DR.IFTIKHAR NISARAHMED MALEK.
MODASA.
DIST.SABARKANTHA.
GUJARAT

]]> By: Prem P. Verma http://jharkhandmirror.org/2009/12/19/uncivilized-practices-of-the-civil-society/#comment-114 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:41:28 +0000 http://jharkhandmirror.org/?p=980#comment-114 Dear Gladson,

I would like to have a discussion with you on this subject when you have sufficient time since I sincerely wish to understand the adivasi society through you and thus complete my learning in the process. This will also clear my own thinking on the subject and what I should do and not do in Jharkhand.

With warfm regards

Prem P. Verma

]]> By: Kadey Soren http://jharkhandmirror.org/2009/12/19/uncivilized-practices-of-the-civil-society/#comment-113 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:05:41 +0000 http://jharkhandmirror.org/?p=980#comment-113 Hi Gladson,
Good work and need of the hour. In other term for “Civil Society” can be coined as “Money Laundering Agency”. As you rightly pointed out, Civil Society is not only involved in depriving and excluding Marginalized section including Adivasis in their development. But also stripping wealth and looting economic opportunity from marginalized.
Thank you for article.

With regards
Kadey Soren

]]> By: Priya Ranjan http://jharkhandmirror.org/2009/12/19/uncivilized-practices-of-the-civil-society/#comment-112 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:56:52 +0000 http://jharkhandmirror.org/?p=980#comment-112 Great work Gladson.

Someone needs to expose this sad nexus of NGOs and politicians. Keep it up!

]]> By: Ramakanta. http://jharkhandmirror.org/2009/12/19/uncivilized-practices-of-the-civil-society/#comment-111 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:55:20 +0000 http://jharkhandmirror.org/?p=980#comment-111 Dear Gladson,

One of my friends (Ramesh, CLAP, Orissa)forwarded your mail that contains your article “Uncivilised Practices in Civil Society’ and I’m glad I did not miss it. here is my response:

1st let me thank u sincerely for the excellent peice of writting touching the core of the real issue concerning marginalisation and hypocracy. I strongly agree with your concerns and respect your thought without any hesitation. You unearthed a very practical and shameful practices within the CSOs.

But my friends what I know from the history is that no one can fight for your right and get it for you. you have to fight your own battle. What I mean here is that all the Adivasis and other marginalised sections of the society should realise this and raise their voices against it and act accordingly, like you are trying. we can not say that they do not revolt because of their financial insecurity. That is the reason for which they are being exploited. we have to sacrifice a lot of things for such kind of struggle against the elite and the powers that be.

However My friends, we can not alien ourselves from our own society and people deny them to fight alongwith us. there are so many examples where non-adivas fight for advasis and advasis fight for non-adivasis successful.

we can not say that women can’t fight for men and vice versa, advasis for non-adivasis and vice versa, etc.

Expresing solidarity to your thought,
Ramakanta.

]]> By: Goldy http://jharkhandmirror.org/2009/12/19/uncivilized-practices-of-the-civil-society/#comment-110 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:50:04 +0000 http://jharkhandmirror.org/?p=980#comment-110 Good piece

Goldy

]]> By: India Bowers http://jharkhandmirror.org/2009/12/19/uncivilized-practices-of-the-civil-society/#comment-109 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:48:31 +0000 http://jharkhandmirror.org/?p=980#comment-109 EXACTLY!!!! awesome article, gladson!!!! thank you for writing it!!!

Bowers

]]> By: Rajesh http://jharkhandmirror.org/2009/12/19/uncivilized-practices-of-the-civil-society/#comment-108 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:45:22 +0000 http://jharkhandmirror.org/?p=980#comment-108 Very nice, your concern is appericiatable.The recent happening of Dantewada
testifies your article, when one so – called messiha of Adivasis was shouted
and his house was surrounded by local adivasis branding him as exploiter. He
and his elite friends based in Delhi claim that he is fighting for the
“Rights of Tribals” but reality is that the tribals are demanding his
expulsion from the area.
Regards
Rajesh

]]> By: Rahul Banerjee http://jharkhandmirror.org/2009/12/19/uncivilized-practices-of-the-civil-society/#comment-107 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:43:59 +0000 http://jharkhandmirror.org/?p=980#comment-107 Great work Gladson. You put your invitation to the meet to good use! But I would like to know what another great adivasi leader and invitee Kantilal Bhuria had to say about the non-implementation of the Forest Rights Act.

Rahul Banerjee

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