Love..

A four letter word, yet very powerful. My friend today asked me with confusion, why no one really see the true love in you. I smiled at her and said 'may be they are not true enough to see the true love'. I was pretty much sure of what I was saying, yes the love which I feel as pure, dutiful, true, honest, warm, caring, sacrifice, selfless .. My eyes closed with thoughts, how beautiful love is. The fact is Love has many forms. One can't certainly see it but feels it...
 
                                 
                                 Love someone without fear of losing him/her
                                 Love someone selflessly, honestly, dutifully
                                 Love so much that departing from him/her brings no tears
                                 Love stays in your heart its just the body departing, the soul remain with you
                                 Love so much to sacrifice for his/her peace and happiness
                                 Love so much that distance never counts, you feel his/her care, warmth every sec
                                 Love so much that you heal his/her pain despite of being miles apart
                                 Love so much that you give him/her world in one touch and kiss
                                 Love so much that your smile takes away all his/ her worries
                                 Love so much that your hug brings back the lost ones
                                 See around, open your eyes to Love....
                                

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hw3RzucI6Ag

Protecting Simlipal indigenous people

Core are village in Simlipal

The news on eviction of core area villagers from Simlipal Sanctuary upset me a lot the other day http://cmsenvis.cmsindia.org/newsletter/enews/NewsDetails.asp?id=65528, my heart aches thinking of, how can all that efforts to bring justice to them go waste?? The work in chilling winter and heavy rain, harassment from government officers, resistance from the indigenous people (who tend not to trust us initially) was constantly hitting my mind. After spending months together with them we gain the villagers trust to empower them for their rights. We could also convince the government officers to think of coexistence than relocating these tribal communities who have been part and parcel of the forest.

The work we did was not restricted in Odisha; we used our pen to let the whole world know about the issue. The message indeed reaches the Survival International, an international organization working on protecting the rights of indigenous people around the world. The issue did made them to visit Simlipal to raise the campaign against the issue. I am glad they have started a campaign now under the banner 'Park Needs People' http://www.survivalinternational.org/parks . It further gives me utter satisfaction to receive email from them reacting upon the issue of evicting people from the sanctuary and brining further campaign to refrain the eviction in other sanctuary.

Dear Madhulika, 

Thanks for writing. It is very good to hear from you. I hope all is well with you. 

We are closely following the situation in Similipal still and are very concerned about what is going on there. As you say, there is a claim that consent has been given by the villagers of Jamunagarh, but we have strong interviews to the contrary: some people felt harassed and pressured and did not understand the document that they were told to sign. We will endeavour to make it known to the authorities that this is NOT consent. We are lobbying the MOEF and the Human Rights Commission. 

On your advice, Madhulika, we’ve been working with Sankar Pani, who seems very committed and capable and maintain strong contact with BijayLal ji - thank you so much for putting us in touch with him. 

We have launched our ‘Parks Need Peoples’ campaign and will be launching a further focus on evictions from Similipal and Kanha tiger reserves shortly. 

I’d welcome any thoughts you have on how we can best stop this wave of further evictions from tiger reserves nationally, which seem mostly to be illegal as per the Wildlife Protection Act and the FRA. 

I would be very interested connect up with you on this issue, Sudhansu. Please get in touch and let us know about your work on this. 

I’m copying my college Sophie Grig, who is working closely on this issue. 

With best wishes to you 

Jo, Survival International.

 I will be continuing to be the support system on whatever capacity to help my fellow tribals.

 

My loving Odisha....

Do I have words to describe my beautiful place Ódisha' the place that is full with love and affection. The place that greet people all around the world by folding their hands saying 'Namaskar'. The place where women drape saree on their head to pay respect to the elders. The place that has thirteen festivals in twelve months. The food and culture that always takes the breath away of many people around the world.  The place that has most ancient history and archaeology engraved within. The place full with beautiful landscapes, beaches, paddy fields, forest...where live the most indigenous population of the country.
My travel all around Odisha  not only made me realize who I am but where I really belong to. It certainly has made my soul and heart devoted to the place and people. Nothing can truly lure me other than the..
                   'The smell of burnt wooden of mud chula in the villages
                    The green paddy fields of farmers
                    The yellow oil seeds plants covering the field
                    The scream of necked children in the pond
                    The morning alpna drawn by the women
                    The 'Pakhal bhat' and the traditional food
                    The festivals that brings many untied hearts together
                    The traditional song, dance, culture, colourful saris that echo the love
                    The place that is endowed with temples and purity chants the blessing
                    The people, language, tradition nothing can be compare with
     All that my heart says 'Proud to be Odia girl' that belong to the most beautiful place of the world!!
                                 
                              

Existence....



I felt existence in their smile

Last night I was asked what existence is.

I slept off with confusion; I woke up with a smiling face..

My heart ponders with thoughts saying how beautiful existence is

Existence is in the lap of my mother

Existence is in the smile of a child





I felt existence holding the newly born calf

Existence is in the touch of a wrinkled hand of elderly

Existence is in holding a new born baby

Existence is in holding a newly born calf

Existence is in smelling the earth as the first rain drench it

Existence is in walking bare feet on the dew drops inside the forest

Existence is in the touch of your lover after meeting years together

Existence is within us, it is everywhere…

Siddhartha once said 'Stop searching, Stop worrying, Everything returns!!!Give Love....'

I felt existence in her wrinkled touch and smile