communities are Chakma‚ Murma‚ Garo‚ Santal‚ Hajong‚ Tipra‚ Khasi‚ Murang‚ Shendhu‚ Panko etc. They struggle to maintain their life style‚ culture and protect distinct religious beliefs from the influence of the dominant culture and religions. In the North and Northwestern belt of Bangladesh a number of ethnic communities live who still have to struggle hard to sustain their original culture and traditional heritage. The adivasis in this region comprises of several groups Santal‚ Oraon‚ Munda‚ Mahali‚ Mahato
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are not anymore Santals. They are Christians” said Silis Murmu‚ one of the village community members of Situngtola village who is following the traditional Santali religion. “There are no Adivasi (indigenous) people anymore‚ once they were Adivasi. All are now Christian” commented by Muslemuddin‚ one of the inhabitants near to the Santali village‚ who is a Muslim Bengali. “What is our religion‚ follower of traditional belief or Christian? It does not matter. I think we are Santals by ethnic identity
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place filled by practices of Hinduism‚ Islam‚ Christianity‚ or Buddhism. One of the most studied tribal religions is that of the Santal of Orissa‚ Bihar‚ and West Bengal‚ one of the largest tribes in India‚ having a population estimated at 4.2 million. According to the 1991 census‚ however‚ only 23‚645 people listed Santal as their religious belief. According to the Santal religion‚ the supreme deity‚ who ultimately controls the entire universe‚ is Thakurji. The weight of belief‚ however‚ falls on
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and domestic violence against women in a Bangladeshi village”‚ Int’l. Quarterly of Community Health Education‚ vol. 25‚ no. 4‚ pp. 367-380‚ 2006-07. Uddin‚ M. E. (2008). Socio-demographic status and arrack drinking patterns among Muslim‚ Hindu‚ Santal and Oraon communities in Rasulpur union‚ Bangladesh: a cross-cultural perspective. International Journal of Human and Social Sciences‚ 3(3). World Health Organization (WHO). (2002). World report on violence and health: A summary. World Health
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about the Santal tribe through the reminiscences of Draupadi. Firstly women are shown clearly "protected" by the men of the tribe as the phrase "stood guard over their women’s blood" implies. Secondly‚ as a group that expected and received such patriarchal “protection‚” the women seem not to have engaged in warfare for Dopdi does not mention foremothers in this regard. Thus the proud reference to the “black armour” of the forefathers is also significant‚ as this seems to indicate that the Santal men were
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daily labor. No Bengali woman is hired as an agricultural laborer in Kumirpur. Again‚ benefits are therefore divided by gender as well as class: households without able adult men members are unable to take advantage of the new opportunities. However‚ Santal woman works as agricultural laborer. But they work the longest of all. Here‚ clearly‚ is a classic case of woman’s outside employment‚ meaning they have to work a double day. Changing in labor contracts indicates shifts in the local form of class
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Adivasi Adivasi is an umbrella term for a heterogeneous set of ethnic and tribal groups claimed to be the aboriginal population of India.[1][2][3] They comprise a substantial indigenous minority of the population of India. The same term Adivasi is used for the ethnic minorities of Bangladesh and the native Vedda people of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ආදී වාස).[4] The word is also used in the same sense in Nepal as is another word janajati (Nepali: जनजाति; janajāti)‚ although the political context differed
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"Draupadi" by Mahasveta Devi Translated with a Foreword by Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak Translator’s Foreword I translated this Bengali short story into English as much for the sake of its villain‚ Senanayak‚ as for its title character‚ Draupadi (or Dopdi). Because in Senanayak I find the closest approximation to the First- World scholar in search of the Third World‚ I shall speak of him first. On the level of the plot‚ Senanayak is the army officer who captures and degrades Draupadi. I will
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Culture of Bangladesh The Bengal region has a multifaceted folk heritage‚ enriched by its ancient animist‚ Buddhist‚ Hindu‚ and Muslim roots. Weaving‚ pottery and terracotta sculpture are some of the earliest forms of artistic expression. The best known literature of Bangladesh is the work of the great Bengali poets Rabindranath Tagore and Nasrul Islam. Folk theatre is common at the village level and usually takes place during harvest time or at melas(village fairs). There are many folk dances
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Non-Membranous Percussive (Ghan) CHIMPTA (CHIMTA) The chimpta is actually a fire tong. However‚ it has evolved into a musical instrument by the permanent addition of small brass jingles. This instrument is especially popular in Punjabi folk music and the Sikh religious music known as shabad. GHUNGHARU Traditional ghungaru (left) / padded ghungharu (right) Ghungharu are the "tinkle bells" or "jingle bells" which are used to adorn the feet of dancers. When tied to the feet‚ they are
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