Do not abandon poor converts, but do not take from the quota meant for tribals who continue to preserve tribal faith, culture, customs, and community life.
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Absolutely, anyone who abandons tribal customs can’t claim to be tribal. The constitution penalizes those who don’t convert from their native beliefs. Native religions don’t have protections, but foreign religions get “minority” benefits. And then narrative is created to abuse native beliefs as bad, when in fact the foreign ones committed Inquisitions and massacres.
The bjp government in assam has extended st reservation to muslim paharis in Jammu and Christian tea tribes in assam
The writers seems to be unaware that christian and muslim tribal are unique in terms of their customary law, culture and worldview in comparison to cultures around the world. One does not stop speaking native languages or wearing native clothes( identity markets of tribal cultures) , celebrate tribal icons or festivals as many christians do.
The writers has upheld the same criteria that many christian and muslim tribal uphold, namely distinctive culture, customs and way of life relative to the society around them. The organization quoted here wants to make religion the sole criteria for granting ST reservation which is against all standards of anthropology and even standards established previously.
If one thinks I am lying then one should read some ethnography of the different communities.
Furthermore, recognition by wider society is a slippery slope when bad faith actors exist who define tribal identity narrowly.
Absolutely, anyone who abandons tribal customs can’t claim to be tribal. The constitution penalizes those who don’t convert from their native beliefs. Native religions don’t have protections, but foreign religions get “minority” benefits. And then narrative is created to abuse native beliefs as bad, when in fact the foreign ones committed Inquisitions and massacres.
The bjp government in assam has extended st reservation to muslim paharis in Jammu and Christian tea tribes in assam
The writers seems to be unaware that christian and muslim tribal are unique in terms of their customary law, culture and worldview in comparison to cultures around the world. One does not stop speaking native languages or wearing native clothes( identity markets of tribal cultures) , celebrate tribal icons or festivals as many christians do.
The writers has upheld the same criteria that many christian and muslim tribal uphold, namely distinctive culture, customs and way of life relative to the society around them. The organization quoted here wants to make religion the sole criteria for granting ST reservation which is against all standards of anthropology and even standards established previously.
If one thinks I am lying then one should read some ethnography of the different communities.
Furthermore, recognition by wider society is a slippery slope when bad faith actors exist who define tribal identity narrowly.