National tribal meet ends in Samalkha

The national president of the Akhil Bharatiya Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram (ABVKA), Satyendra Singh, called upon the tribal community across the country to set up its own narrative that “Aranya Sanskrity” (forest culture) was the core culture of the community. He also cautioned the community against the forces which were trying to create a divide in society.

The ABVKA president said, “We all have our roots in the forests. The ‘vanvasi’ society had also played an important role in the creation of Vedas. The festivals and methods of worship of all tribal societies are similar to the Sanatani traditions.”

He said that the conspiracy to divide was brought by the British who distorted history and created it through books.

“The tribal society is not of a hoarding nature, it takes only as much from nature as it needs,” he said. It is the duty of all of us to save the existence of such a tribal society, he added.

Mohan Bhagwat, Sarsanghchalak (chief) of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Padmashri Jageshwar Bhagat from Jashpur region of Birhor tribe, and other tribal community leaders had assembled for the three-day “Akhil Bhartiya Karyakarta Sammelan, Samavet-2024”, held in Sewa Sadhna Kendra in Patti Kalyana in Samalkha.

While addressing the representatives on the culminating day of the event today, Bhagwat said keeping in mind the given situation, they should expedite the Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram’s work across the nation.

The RSS chief said one should not be afraid of the problems, as every problem offered a solution to the same problem.