Dadhhi Kada Festival in Ghailadubba (Mantribari)SORASOCIAL ORGANIZATION OF RAJBANSHI ABRORIGINES

Thursday, August 9, 2012

Dadhhi Kada Festival in Ghailadubba (Mantribari)

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Only Peoples from Rajbanshi Community in the world celebrate Dadhi Kado Festival on the occasion of Krishna Janma Asthami- the birthday of Lord Krishna. During this celebration many games items are played like wrestling in Clay along with Coconut Shell, Tradition Pole Vault in Bamboo Stick, climbing banana tree in reverse posture i.e head down and legs up to get the coconut above the banana tree having approximate height 8 ft. The word Dadhi means Curd, Yoghart and Kad0 Means Clay. As a belief Lord Krishna during his childhood he used to play various games and sports and was fond of Curd. He used to play Dadhi Kado with clay coconut and Curd, so from time immemorial Rajbanshi's Started this celebration as they believe that on the very day lord Krishna himself comes to see the event and shower the blessing to the players. There is also a belief that the impotent couples can get a baby child as a blessings so they take fasting on the day, similarly the game itself represents the courageous and brave act of Koch peoples as they were kings and in order to keep their warriors strong and healthy like Lord Krishna the rulers at that time used to call every youths and children from his territory to participate in the event and the youth winner of the game was nominated as commander in chief of the army and the child winner was sent for special training to make them future warrior. According to holy books it is believed that lord Krishna birth was for the great cause in order to eradicate evil powers from the earth by killing king of evil Kansha who was his own maternal uncle. So the peoples celebrate this festival remembering the joy and happiness of people at that time due to his birth. They also believe that Lord krishna is the savior of earth and as a sign of happiness Rajbanshi peoples celebrate this festival playing Dadhi Kada and some calls it only nariyol khel. In this festivals the youths make an arena full of clay and place one newly plucked coconut in the centre and a resemblence of temple of lord Krishna is kept in one end of the arena. The participants of nariyol khel (coconut game) tries to put the coconut inside the temple and other tries to oppose them from entering the coconut into the temple. Crows of hundreds of people gathers to see the dadhi kadda festival. The participant who becames able to put the coconut into the temple is declared winner and is awarded with suitable gifts and cash prize. The participants believes that if they wins the game then they are able to get rain of blessing from Lord Krishna through out their life and every desires will be fulfilled without any hinderence.

Here we have clicked some photoes of todays dadhi kada (Nariyol Khel) held in one of the remote village of Jhapa district of eastern Nepal. A game held in Village Ghailadubba (Mantribari). According to history the tradition of celebrating Dadhi kada started from the reign of Naranarayan, the great Koch King (15th century).

Winner of todays Dadhi kada praying God after his victory

Resemblence of Krishna Temple buit in the arena of the Dadhikada game

dadhi kada game temple of lord krishna

Participants struggling to put coconut inside the temple

Dadhi kada Particpants playing with coconut

Finally one of participant able to put it inside the temple

struggling to put coconut inside the temple

Nariyol Khel ( Dadhi kada)

struggling to win

After the game is over the next game to reach top of the Dhaja (Bamboo)

struggling for the game

After the game is over the next game to reach top of the Dhaja (Bamboo)

Participants carrying the opponent along with coconut

Dadhi kada Arena and few players

Rajbanshi Samaj Bikash Samiti President after inagurating the Dadhi kada game in Ghailadubba

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Introduction About Rajbanshis

SORA: Arun Rajbanshi/ Ghailadubba:-

During 1600 A.D, before the reign of king prithvi Narayan Shah Jhapa district was known as underdeveloped Kalapani. There was no any government facility provided to this area. The people living here had to struggle with the deadly diseases like Malaria, chicken pox, Dysentery, choleria, Tuberculosis etc. At that period Rajbanshi, Dhimal, Santhal, Tajpuriya, Meche, Gangai were the inhabitant residing in this area and among these ethnic people Rajbanshi were large in number. Rajbanshi peoples have their own ethnic identification. Rajbanshi ethnic group had a leading role in economic, linguistic, cultural and religious field. In society there were no any other non-indegenous tribes like brahamins, kshetris. The other tribe peoples use to come here temporarily for selling chile and use to go back again after few days because they were frightened of the fatal diseases. The peoples from outside use to believe that if they even point their finger towards this area their finger also may dacay by getting some sort of disease. There was one popular proverb at that time, “if you buy rice of one rupee in Jhapa you can live here for life time and that rice shall remain after the death also for cremenatory rituals.” At 2025 B.S United States of America organized Malaria Eradication programme in this area, then after this place turned into residential area. Because of which peoples from different places migrated here. All the land of this place was of indigenous peoples so the foreign migrants adopted different methods to confisticate the lands of simple, innocent and illiterate indigenous people who were unknown about their conspiracy. Even the government and the government officials took the agvantage of these indigenous people and exploited them by giving unnecessary punishment and also confisticated their land in the name of legal punishment. The case of exploitation by government took apex on 2021 B.S when the government decleared Land Reform Law according to which indigenous people were compelled to give their land to the government as the limitation of land ownership was only 28 bigha per individual. The captured land from indigenous people were distributed among non- indigenous people, foreign migrants, brahamins and kshtris and even the government officials made these lands in their own ownership but the landless peoples among indigenous group were not provided any land at that time. Before 2021 B.S ninty percent of Rajbanshi peoples were owner of more than 200 bighas of land per household but after 2021 B.S, Economic policy of Panchayat, 2046 B.S multiparty Democracy now hardly ten percent Rajbanshi peoples are owning some land. Now, again the government is planning to implement revolutionary land reform which is in totally non-beneficial to the indigenous people. The inhuman Jamindari system during 2007 B.S also turned the indigenous peoples to become poor because of immoral punishments of jamindars due to which the indigenous people were compelled to quit their land and move towards the safe place for livelihood.
Therefore Rajbanshi peoples are expecting proper Justice and Compensation for the exploitation of rights by the government.The Special rights with compensation and a secular state with selfdeciding rights to Rajbanshi people should be mentioned in the constitution of New Nepal. Also we are seeking support inorder to maintain prosperity and progress in our ethnicity from national and international organization for our rights.

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Organization Introduction

Social Organization Of Rajbanshi Aborigines (SORA) is a social service non-government organization. It is working for the support of socio-economic development of deprived and disadvantaged group of the Rajbanshi, indigenous and marginalized people of Nepal. It is mobilizing local resources and communities to implement community development activities which includes Health, Education, Women empowerment, supporting rehabilitation of the flood displaced families in the community, Income generating and Plantation program so far.

SORA has its active committee members and cooperative teamwork because of which it has gained good reputation and support by the people. The key committee members are Dr. Gautam Rajbanashi [ Doctor in Jhapa District, BDS BPKIHS, Dharan], Mr. Arun Rajbanshi ( Founder Principal of Arunodaya English Boarding School, Ghailadubba), Mr. Arjun Rajbanshi (Journalist and News leader of Pathivara FM, Damak), Mr. Atmaram Rajbanshi ( Journalist of Janasamsad Dainik, Kakarvitta), Ms.Renu Rajbanshi (Social worker), Ms. Kamala Rajbanshi (Social worker and Right activist), Mr. Govinda Rajbanshi (Teacher, MA TU), Mr. Bimal Rajbanshi ( Teacher, BBA TU), Mr. Keshav Rajbanshi (Businessman, Derbesha Morang.
Social Organization Of Rajbanshi Aborigines (SORA) has gained experience to work in community as it has honored the dignitaries of society who have done excellent work in preserving culture, language by providing them certificate of respect and has also a tradition to provide certificate of appreciation to the students who has secured high marks in SLC every year from Rajbanshi Community. It has presented the world First Miss Rajbanshi.

Email Address of SORA: sorarajbanshi@gmail.com
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arunrajbanshi@hotmail.com
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