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TRIBAL NOISE | 09 Excerpt: Isak Munda
From off beaten tracts to be unbeaten
– Grace Nivedita SithaRaman (Wunn)
This is the day when i shall hold you in wonder!
When I disclose to you a tribal labourer.
In the green corner of the tribal hamlet of hilly Sambalpur, In the state of Jaganatho – Odisha, lives a hard working daily wage labourer
Isak Munda, the tribal man from Babupali village under Jujumura.
Have you heard about him?
Isak led a life of an impoverished land worker.
Has adhaar, voter id but not a baker.
Earning not enough for his three daughters, wife, his Ma and Baba.
Not even a shoe string, to bind the seven in a hope giving rainbow.
Tribal lives are simple, self sufficient, they are born in the lap of nature, the hilly tracts, the forest trail, their vegetable basket and their pharmacy.
Beaten by the wind and rain, bitten by rodents, vipers life threatening lizards,
Kissed by the Zephyr and komorabi,
Their backs tortured by the sweltering heat,
The tribals write their sweetest stories on their chest, beads, tattoos.
On the mud baked walls of their homes,
The jungle courtyard,
the green, moist, slippery and dead dry tracks, they believe here the goddesses roam.
Every element of Nature, Nature’s love in every element,
The Tribes worship with reverence.
So, what upscaled the life of tribal man Isak Munda?
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“Solar energy is a rediscovery of an ancient truth—that the Sun is the most democratic source of energy, accessible to all and belonging to none. The ‘Solar for All’ initiative of the Government of India is based on this concept. Solar energy should not remain confined to the rooftops of the privileged. It should illuminate the homes of the poorest and open new opportunities for every person seeking a livelihood. Solarisation at large scale will democratise energy use, enabling citizens to become active participants in building a cleaner and more equitable planet.” – Droupadi Murmu (speech held on 28 October 2025) | Backup | Speeches by the President of India >>
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There are more than 5,000 different Indigenous Peoples around the world comprising 476 million people – around 6.2% of the global population. They are spread across more than 90 countries in every region and speak more than 4,000 languages. | Learn more (Amnesty International) >>
Source: “INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ RIGHTS” by Amnesty International
URL: https://www.amnesty.org/en/what-we-do/indigenous-peoples/
Date Visited: 10 May 2025
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