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Atlast, some feel good factor for Hindus

 

www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/nov162004/n4.asp

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Sanskritised tribals of Chhattisgarh

 

Besides Sanskrit, the Samaaj is introducing English in these five

tribal schools of Chhattisgarh.

 

FROM G MANJU SAINATH

DH NEWS SERVICE, JASHPUR NAGAR (CHHATTISGARH):

 

 

"Sharanam. Aham Tav Abhivadanam Karomi." Clad in white dhoti and

kurta with a long tilak on forehead and nicely combed hairs,

students of Samarbar Sanskrit Vidyalaya enthral the newcomer by

greeting them in Sanskrit.

 

The tribal dominated village Samarbar in Raigarh district has this

Sanskrit school where small children converse in Sanskrit with each

other. What is more astonishing is that these kids are not Brahmin

but tribal. Years ago an enlightened tribal person, Swami Rameshwar

Kanwar, known popularly as Gahira Guru, began to change the tribal

world by spreading spirituality.

 

Having read many ancient scriptures, Gahira Guru used Ramcharit

Manas, written by Goswami Tulsidas, as a mean to teach people the

essence of `Sanatan Dharma'. Gahira Guru used to meditate everyday

at Kailash Gupha (Kailash cave) at Samarbar, which is now a place of

tourists' delight.

 

Later Gahira Guru formed a group of 20 persons to start his

organisation Sanatan Dharma Sant Samaaj at Gahira to elevate the

standard and intellect of tribal people and change the way they were

living in for centuries. In turn, this group constituted the

Sanskrit Vidyalaya at Samarbar and Gahira where small kids

frequently talk in Sanskrit, but within the school premises.

 

Gahira Guru's son Chintamani, who has been appointed as the

chairperson of the Chhattisgarh Sanskrit Board says, "Sanskrit is a

sweetest language and one who practices it, can never behave in an

uncultured manner. We have heard of Kannada speaking villagers of

Mattur in Karnataka speaking in Sanskrit and we want to bring

Sanskrit in routine."

 

Chintamani showed a hilly Korava tribal boy, a student of this

school, who recited aloud the Sanskrit prayer. Koravas are the most

backward community in Chhattisgarh.

 

The Sanatan Dharma Sant Samaaj has five Sanskrit schools at Gahira

where Gahira Guru was born, Kailash Natheshwar Gupha in Raigarh

district where Gahira Guru used to meditate, Samarbar — the place

chosen by Gahira Guru to change the tribal world, Srikote and

Ambikapur, both in Sarguja districts. Besides Sanskrit, the Sanskrit

board is now introducing English in these Sanskrit schools to keep

pace with the latest trends in the world.

 

Recognising the works done by the Sanatan Dharma Sant Samaaj, this

year the BJP government awarded this organisation with Gahira Guru

Samman. At least one can say that if things go on in the same pace,

a miracle is going to happen soon at Samarbar and adjoining areas to

dazzle the world.

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