Report

EDUCATIONAL TRIP

CHAIBASA TO HAZARIBAGH VIA JANMADHYAM (RANCHI)

21^ST , 22^ND AND 23^RD JANUARY 2012

Nearly Hundred ‘Ho’ reading students took part in an educational trip by the positive attempt of Resource person and field fellow Dobro Budiwuli of Janmadhyam. Maximum students were from the Ho Kala Sangam, Tambo chowk, Chaibasa. Few of them were from Women college, Chaibasa and the rest from Tata college Chaibasa. The resource person Dobro budiwuli is doing his work with dedication. He Helps students to prepare for J.P.S.C.(Regional language). Along with the students there were near about twenty scholars of Ho language with their family.

The main Aim of the trip was to make students understand the difference between the lifestyle of the village and the town. So that

they can understand about the defects in the development of their society.

How their mother language and culture should be kept secure.

How the conditions of the indigenous people could be improved. To know about the researches going on indigenous people. The most important thing was to introduce the students with some living legends of their community. So that the students should know about the success stories and should take some inspiration.The fare of the whole trip was beard by the DDC of Hazaribagh District Mr.Dibar Jonko.

He is the native of Village Bhoya, Block :- Khuntpani, West Singhbhum. He saw the positive attempt of Dobro Budiwuli. So, he get interested. And invited Dobroji to Hazaribagh with his students in this educational trip. The Educational trip started on 21^st Jan.2012 in the morning from Chaibasa. Madhusudhan Mahato School, Chakradharpur was their first stoppage. After tea and snacks, there was a discussion on education of indigenous people.

There the students learnt about the importance of daily routine and some useful things. After departure from there they took the advantage of the beauty of mountain pass. Some of them were afraid of the turns of the pass. Hirni Fall was their next stoppage. Seeing the natural beauty of the fall the internal changes could be easily felt. Lalkrishna Birua, Gurucharan Kunkal, Manish Alda, Shekhar Tamsoi and few of the other students were thinking about the positive changes which have to be done in the Ho community. After departure from there they visited the office of Janmadhyam (Ranchi). There Dobro Budiwuli and few of his companion were greeted with necklace of flower. The Secretary of Janmadhyam, Faisal Anurag welcomed the students and encouraged them. He told that we should be attached with the culture and mother language for development. The students who are doing preparation of J.P.S.C. under the guidance of Dobro Budiwuli were especially encouraged by Faisal Anurag. Some tips were also given to them. Pravin kumar of Janmadhyam also welcomed them and said a few words. After that there was an arrangement of tea and snacks. Bhupati Nath Mahato, Jairaj Shekhar, Prem Prakash, Nuri Toppo, Md. Shamim Ansari, Jitendra Mahato and Babulal Hansda played an important role in their welcome. At the time of their departure Faisal Anurag and Praveen kumar gifted a Nagara to Dobro Budiwuli, for his work.From there the two buses started the journey. Two buses full of students entered Hazaribagh at near about 10 p.m.The van of DDC was waiting for them in the highway along with few armed forces. They took them to a guest house near St. Columbus College, Hazaribagh. Dibar Jonko,The DDC of Hazaribagh was eagerly waiting for them. He welcome them. The students also formed the queue and greeted him dancing, singing along with nagaras as per their culture. Dibar Jonko and his wife also could not stop tapping their legs. So, they also joined the queue with the students and shared the cheerful moment. After that all were invited to the dinner. After the dinner the students came to the guest house. All were tired so slept earlier. But, Fulchand Samad, Satish Samad, Gurucharan kunkal, Manish Alda, Shekhar Tamsoi, Singhirai Samad and few others were far away from somnolent. In tremulous cold of Hazaribagh they sang and danced till three a.m. in the morning. Each and every step of them was being observed by Jitendra kumar of Janmadhyam. Next morning after the breakfast in the DDC bunglow the students went to see the forest Rest house, Kanhari, Which was built on the top of a hill. The scenario of the environment was amazing from there. In the east, the sand of a river was gleaming like gold. Forest was seen all around. They clicked few photographs. They wanted to preserve all the sweet memories which should encourage them lifetime.

After that they went to see the Tourism centre Demotand. They saw agricultural tourism centre,

land preservation research and training centre. There they saw some important trees like Sal, Erica palm, Bottle palm, Ashoka and few more types. Along with that they saw sun of India, Dahlia, Chinese rose, marigold, cycus, Jarbera and near about hundred types of Roses. After seeing all these they came for the lunch in the house of DDC. After the lunch, all sat in the chairs in the queue. Dance started once again. Dancing till 8 p.m, all became tired. After that there was an arrangement of a discussion with the students. Dobro Budiwuli and his students started the program with the welcome song :-

“Tela go taben hisir bada….

Landa go land ate….”

After that Home secretary of Hazaribagh called all the guests one by one and Shree Dibar Jonko awarded them with diary, pen, clothes and lots of blessings. Some other important guests were there in the program. BDO of Churchu, Mr. Besraji along with Sakri Bara was present there. All the great indigenous living legends encouraged them. In the morning after breakfast DDC Dibar Jonko and her wife K. Jonko given the autograph in the

awarded diaries of all the students. And the trip ended with lots of blessing to the students.