Guv recalls Birsa Munda, urges youths to fight against social evils
Birsa Munda
's fight against the colonial rule and his valuable contributions in India's freedom struggle, governor Arif Mohammad Khan on Monday called upon the modern youths to always fight for the cause of their nation.
Inaugurating a two-day national seminar on "Decolonising the Janjatiyas (Tribes): Birsa Munda in the Ulgulan" organised by local Ganga Devi Girls' College in collaboration with the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), the governor justified the theme of the seminar and connected Munda's fight for freedom as a motivation for the present generation to fight against various social evils.
ICSSR's member secretary Dhananjay Singh talked about the genealogy of tribal culture and urged the students to work for preservation of indigenous culture.
National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) member Asha Lakra pleaded for protecting the rights of the people, particularly women, belonging to various tribes of India, including Uraon, Bhills, Gonds, etc.
Director of Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS)'s director Badri Narayan Tiwari highlighted the plights of tribal people in the face of globalisation and modernisation.
Others who participated in the seminar included JNU's Phirmi Bodo, Delhi University's Nirmal Kumar, and LNMU's retired history professor Ratneshwar Mishra.
At the outset, Urvashi Gautam welcomed the participants. Parmanshi Jayadeo proposed a vote of thanks.
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