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Transcript of Yokohama 11th india myth mystry and reality
Anthony Dias
XISR, Mumbai, India
Unlocking the secrets of Life and Love through Mythologies, Stories and Fables
Complex culture/s; Castes and Social Hierarchies
Many Religions and Religious practices
Where antiquity and modernity live side by side
Where great wealth and extreme poverty co-exist
Population:
1.2 Billion + …..And growing!!!
Categories:
Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, Jains, Scheduled Tribes (ST), Scheduled Castes (SCs), Nomadic and De-notified Tribes (NT-DNT), Muslims, Christians
Unity in Diversity
Namaste
Elephant at temple
Walking bare foot on burning coal
Muharram (Islamic ritual)
Hindu religious ritual
Bull fight during Pongal festival
The practice of sati
Maha Kumbh Mela
Hindu Religious Ritual
Poverty
Rampant Illiteracy
Chronic Malnutrition, Hunger and Starvation (resulting in deaths)
Unemployment and under-employment
Growing rich-poor divide (inequality)
Societal unrest (Naxalism/Maoism)
Economic Development: To lift people out of poverty, ignorance, ill-health, etc
Nehruvian Model – Large industries, Mega Projects (Dams, Super Expressways), Mining…
Land Acquisition on a massive scale leading to Displacement
Conservation projects (National Parks and Sanctuaries) also led to Displacement
Environmental Laws affected livelihood of STs and NTs-DNTs
Cernea’s 8-fold Impoverishment Risks
LandlessnessHomelessnessJoblessnessLess/No access to CPRsFood InsecurityHealth lossSocial DisarticulationMarginalization
Dam(n) Project
Crashed Dreams by construction
An army of DISPLACED (uprooted) joining the landless, jobless; creation of the new poor (deprived and impoverished).
Wealth created gets concentrated in a few hands (against the Constitution of India).
Results in growing INEQUALITY
Threat to societal peace and harmony
Is Development ‘State Violence’?
(people not consulted; forced displacement, secrecy, exclusion from compensation, state-sponsored impoverishment)
Singur and Nandigram: Protests and Police Firing resulting in deaths
Conflicts all over the land
Naxalism and Maoism
Subsistence level and dignified living
Great Dependence on Forests (Safety Nets when crops fail)
Food, Fuel, Fodder, Medicine, Solace
Entertainers/Acrobats, Shepherds, forest dwellers, hunters and food gatherers, snake charmers, monkey trainers.
Modern way of life, high technology, land acquisition and forest and environmental laws have affected their livelihood, way of life and culture. There is a threat to the tribal way of life (culture)
Naga tribe
Bhatra tribe - Bastar Chattisgarh
Khond tribe
Nomads
Sahariya Tribe
Dhangar
Silai leaves are the main source of income of Dongri Tribe.
Mahua fruit
Summer livelihood – Sal seed
Honey comb
National bird
Royal Bengal Tigar
Widespread social discontent … Due to exploitation and injustice
(Rich and powerful becoming richer at the expense of the poor and the powerless)
Rise of Naxalism and Maoism Innocent tribals caught in the cross-fire Violence de-stabilizes the nation triggering Debate: Law and Order or Development
Deficit?
TINA: There is No Alternative
“You cannot make an omelet without breaking an egg/tomato”
People and the Environment will have to pay the price of development; that is how it is
Some people will have to make Sacrifices; that’s how life is
There will be ecological imbalances; cannot help it
TAMA: There are Many alternatives
“Next to killing a person the worst you can do is to displace her/him.”
Look for sustainable/ethical models of development
- Minimum or zero impact on the environment
- Minimum or zero displacement of people
The most vulnerable should be taken care of; limit consumption…
“The world has enough for our need but not enough for our greed”.
Mahatma Gandhi
“Another World is Possible”
World Social Forum
Concluding Thoughts
Welcome to mysterious India