adiwasi janajati mahotsav 2068

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SORA with the help of rajbanshi samaj bikas samiti(damak nagar committee),managed the rajbanshi programme on adiwasi janajati mahotsav 2068 on 3rd february 2011(20th magh 2068).Various rajbanshi books,songs cds,visual cds,rajbanshi traditional dresses dhuti,gamcha,petani,dhokra,jhalang,bichna,were diplayed and kept for sale in the rajbanshi culutral house and stall.Besides all the rajbanshi cultural foods fodko,kanji,pelka,sukati,bhakka,pitha,gaji murhi,panta hat,siddal,pa were displayed there.. Main attraction of the day was was the ramp show of the contestants of MISS RAJBANSHI 2011 along with miss rajbanshi 2011 radhika rajbanshi,ist runner up maya rajbanshi,2nd runner up mamta rajbanshi.Radhika,Maya and Mamta also performed a fabulous dance performance on the song dhuk dhuk korche more man da,Besides other attraction were bhawaiya song performed by rajbanshi sangitik yuva club of chandragadhi,songs by rajesh koch\purna tajpuriya(album-marir hay),bal bahadur rajbanshi(album-bedana),sora president gautam rajbanshi(album-jhapa morang),comedy show by mr.chandra rajbanshi,sirwa song dance by students of arunodaya english boarding school,ghailadubba,hadidhol performance by maheshpur group and many other dance performances..

other attractions included various cultural and traditional attires,instruments like sampanni gari,palki,vanus etc etc..used in previous days..

Introduction About Rajbanshis

SORA: Arun Rajbanshi/ Ghailadubba:-

During 1600 A.D, before the reign of king prithvi Narayan Shah Jhapa district was known as underdeveloped Kalapani. There was no any government facility provided to this area. The people living here had to struggle with the deadly diseases like Malaria, chicken pox, Dysentery, choleria, Tuberculosis etc. At that period Rajbanshi, Dhimal, Santhal, Tajpuriya, Meche, Gangai were the inhabitant residing in this area and among these ethnic people Rajbanshi were large in number. Rajbanshi peoples have their own ethnic identification. Rajbanshi ethnic group had a leading role in economic, linguistic, cultural and religious field. In society there were no any other non-indegenous tribes like brahamins, kshetris. The other tribe peoples use to come here temporarily for selling chile

and use to go back again after few days because they were frightened of the fatal diseases. The peoples from outside use to believe that if they even point their finger towards this area their finger also may dacay by getting some sort of disease. There was one popular proverb at that time, if you buy rice of one rupee in Jhapa you can live here for life time and that rice shall remain after the death also for cremenatory rituals. At 2025 B.S United States of America organized Malaria Eradication programme in this area, then after this place turned into residential area. Because of which peoples from different places migrated here. All the land of this place was of indigenous peoples so the foreign migrants adopted different methods to confisticate the lands of simple, innocent and illiterate indigenous people who were unknown about their conspiracy. Even the government and the government officials took the agvantage of these indigenous people and exploited them by giving unnecessary punishment and also confisticated their land in the name of legal punishment. The case of exploitation by government took apex on 2021 B.S when the government decleared Land Reform Law according to which indigenous people were compelled to give their land to the government as the limitation of land ownership was only 28 bigha per individual. The captured land from indigenous people were distributed among non- indigenous people, foreign migrants, brahamins and kshtris and even the government officials made these lands in their own ownership but the landless peoples among indigenous group were not provided any land at that time. Before 2021 B.S ninty percent of Rajbanshi peoples were owner of more than 200 bighas of land per household but after 2021 B.S, Economic policy of Panchayat, 2046 B.S multiparty Democracy now hardly ten percent Rajbanshi peoples are owning some land. Now, again the government is planning to implement revolutionary land reform which is in totally non-beneficial to the indigenous people. The inhuman Jamindari system during 2007 B.S also turned the indigenous peoples to become poor because of immoral punishments of jamindars due to which the indigenous people were compelled to quit their land and move towards the safe place for livelihood. Therefore Rajbanshi peoples are expecting proper Justice and Compensation for the exploitation of rights by the government.The Special rights with compensation and a secular state with selfdeciding rights to Rajbanshi people should be mentioned in the constitution of New Nepal. Also we are seeking support inorder to maintain prosperity and progress in our ethnicity from national and international organization for our rights.

Organization Introduction
Social Organization Of Rajbanshi Aborigines (SORA) is a social service non-government organization. It is working for the support of socio-economic development of deprived and disadvantaged group of the Rajbanshi, indigenous and marginalized people of Nepal. It is mobilizing local resources and communities to implement community development activities which includes Health, Education, Women empowerment, supporting rehabilitation of the flood displaced families in the community, Income generating and Plantation program so far. SORA has its active committee members and cooperative teamwork because of which it has gained good reputation and support by the people. The key committee members are Dr. Gautam Rajbanashi [ Doctor in Jhapa District, BDS BPKIHS, Dharan], Mr. Arun Rajbanshi ( Founder Principal of Arunodaya English Boarding School, Ghailadubba), Mr. Arjun Rajbanshi (Journalist and News leader of Pathivara

FM, Damak), Mr. Atmaram Rajbanshi ( Journalist of Janasamsad Dainik, Kakarvitta), Ms.Renu Rajbanshi (Social worker), Ms. Kamala Rajbanshi (Social worker and Right activist), Mr. Govinda Rajbanshi (Teacher, MA TU), Mr. Bimal Rajbanshi ( Teacher, BBA TU), Mr. Keshav Rajbanshi (Businessman, Derbesha Morang.a Social Organization Of Rajbanshi Aborigines (SORA) has gained experience to work in community as it has honored the dignitaries of society who have done excellent work in preserving culture, language by providing them certificate of respect and has also a tradition to provide certificate of appreciation to the students who has secured high marks in SLC every year from Rajbanshi Community. It has presented the world First Miss Rajbanshi.