DEPARTMENT OF TRIBAL STUDIES KANNADA UNIVERSITY, HAMPI - 583 276 Tq: Hosapete, Dist: Ballari, Karnataka State, www.kannadauniversity.org Professor K M Metry MA, M Ed, Ph D (Sociology) Mob: +91 94486 32685, email: [email protected] No: KUH:DTS:ABGGMS:2016-17 Date: 02.12.2016 Dear Sir/Madam, Jai Seva Sub: Invitation for Akhil Bharatiya Gondwana Gond Mahasaba’s 12th Maha Adhiveshana and Kanaka Gurupeetha’s 13th Halumatha Sanskriti Vaibhava is to be held on 12, 13, 14 January 2017. Ref: Preparatory meeting dated 30th November 2016, at Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), Karnataka We are happy to invite you to the Akhil Bharatiya Gondwana Gond Mahasaba’s 12th Maha Adhiveshana and Shree Kaginele Mahasansthana Kanaka Gurupeetha’s 13th Halumatha Samskriti Vaibhava to be held at Kanaka Gurupeetha, Tinthani Bridge, Devadurga Taluka, Raichur district, Karnataka on 12, 13, 14 January 2017. From last decade our Gond (Kuruba) Shreematha is continuously organizing a Milk Cult (Halumatha) religious Cultural Conclave in the month of January on the Krishna river bank near Tinthani Bridge. In this occasion more than three lakhs Gond Kuruba and its sub groups’ religious heads, Folk artists, Intellectuals, Social activists, devotees will participate. A detailed Concept Note on the proceedings of the Program and Route chart is attached for information. Participants are requested to carry warm clothes due to the cold conditions of the venue. So, on behalf of our Sheematha and other Gond Organisations I am here with requesting you to kindly attend the Mahadhiveshana and Halumatha Sanskriti Vaibhava. For stay and other details please contact to Shri Siddaramananda Swamiji, Peethadhipati, Shree Kaginele Mahasansthana Kanaka Gurupeetha, Tinthani Bridge (9449615600, [email protected]) and also contact to Shri Mahantesh S Koulgi, Advocate and President, Karnataka Gond, Kuruba STs Association, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) M: 9945570505, 9632691541, email: [email protected] and Basavaraj Malage, President, Bidar District Gond (Kuruba) Employees Association, Bidar (9448568330, [email protected]). With regards, Yours I am (K M Metry) State Secretary, ABGGM, Karnataka 1 ABGGMS 12th Mahadhiveshana & SKMKG 13th Halumatha Sanskruti Vaibhava - Concept Note AKHIL BHARATIYA GONDWANA GOND MAHASABHA’s 12TH RASHTRIYA MAHA ADHIVESHANA & SHREE KAGINELE MAHASANSTHANA KANAKA GURUPEETHA’s 13TH HALUMATHA SANSKRUTI VAIBHAVA 12, 13, 14 January 2017 Venue Shree Kaginele Mahasansthana Kanaka Gurupeetha, Kalaburagi Division, Tinthani Bridge, Devadurga Taluka, Raichur District, Karnataka CONCEPT NOTE Akhil Bharatiy Gondwana Gond Mahasabha (ABGGM) met in a Pre- Maha Adhiveshan of 12th National Gond Tribes Conference in Rourkela, Odisha on 19th, 20th November 2016. It is decided that the 12th National Gond tribes Conference will be held in between 12th-14th January 2017 in Shree Kaginele Mahasansthana Kanaka Gurupeetha (SKMKG), Tinthani Bridge, Devadurga Taluka, Raichur District Karnataka. Following the Rourkela preconference meeting, a team of ABGGM visited Kalaburagi on 30th November 2016 and discussed the same with local Gond tribes members. The delegates’ team included R N Dhruv, National Secretary, ABGGM and members Krishna Netam, Diwakar Pendam, Dr Sainath Bakaram Kodape and Gopichand Kumre. Shatali Shedmake and Ramesh Kasa from the standardization of Gondi Dictionary technical team were also present. The team participated in a press conference and preparatory meeting on the same day. Akhil Bharatiy Gondwana Gond Mahasabha: Akhil Bharathiy Gondwana Gond Mahasabha was founded in the year 1930, with a firm objective to unite all the Gonds spread across India and strengthen efforts for the welfare of the Gond Community. Shishupal Sori, Retd. IAS (9425515822, [email protected]) officer is the National President of the Mahasabha. R N Dhruv, National Secretary of the Mahasabha. (9826667518, [email protected]) Ever since the foundation of Mahasabha, it has worked hard and organized 11 National Gond Conferences across various regions till now. The 12th National Gond Conference is scheduled to take place in Tinthani Bridge, Devadurga Taluka, Raichur district in Karnataka. Under the leadership of Shishupal Sori ji this conference is organized in collaboration with Karnataka Gond, Kuruba STs Association, Kalaburagi and Shree Kaginele Mahasansthana Kanaka Gurupeetha, Tinthani Bridge. List of the Rashtriya Adhiveshans (National conferences) organized by Mahasabha is as follows: 2 ABGGMS 12th Mahadhiveshana & SKMKG 13th Halumatha Sanskruti Vaibhava - Concept Note Maha Adhiveshan Venue Organised Date/Year 1st Maha Adhiveshan Mohabatta Village, Baihar Tahsil, Balaghat 1934 district, Madhya Pradesh 2nd Maha Adhiveshan Seoni, Madhya Pradesh 1935 3rd - 5th Before the Independence of India in various 1935-1944 Maha Adhiveshan places. 6th Maha Adhiveshan Itka-Nainpur Village, Mandla district (MP) 1945 7th Maha Adhiveshan Matha Angarmoti Prangan, Dhamtari (CG) 7-9 June 2009 8th Maha Adhiveshan Gondwana Bhavan, Raipur, Chhattisgarh 25-27 December, 2010 9th Maha Adhiveshan Gondwana Bhavan- Kanker, Chhattisgarh 14-16 December, 2012 10th Maha Adhiveshan Raje Khandkya Ballarshah Samadhi Parisar, 25-27 December, 2014 Ballarshah, District Chandrapur (MS) 11th Maha Adhiveshan BTM Ground, Jharsuguda, Odisha 25-27 December, 2015 12th Maha Adhiveshan KMKG, Tinthani Bridge, Devadurga Taluka, 12-14 January, 2017 Raichur district, Karnataka A note on Krishna River, Tinthani Bridge and Kaginele Mahasansthana Kanaka Gurupeetha-Tinthani: Krishna River rises at Mahabaleswar in district Satara, Maharashtra in the west and meets the Bay of Bengal at Hamasaladeevi in Andhra Pradesh, on the east coast. It flows through Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. The delta of this river is one of the most fertile regions in India and was the home to ancient Satavahana and Ikshvaku Dynasty kings. Tinthani Bridge is built on the river Krishna in Devadurga taluka, Raichur district, Karnataka state in South India. “Shree Kaginele Mahasansthana Kanaka Gurupeetha” is located here. The Gurupeetha was established as a spiritual and cultural centre for Gond, Kuruba etc milk cult (Halumatha) communities in the state of Karnataka. The Mahasamsthana is presided and founded over by Shri Siddaramananda Swamiji (9449615600, [email protected]) who has done so much for downtrodden communities from last thirteen years. The shreematha celebrates all religious festival in the name of “Halumatha Sanskriti Vaibhava” every year. The Sreematha has followers’ world over. Karnataka Gond, Kuruba (Kuruba in the districts of Bidar, Kalaburagi, Yadgiri) STs Association, Kalaburagi is the name of the banner is a combination of Gond Tribe organizations coming together to work towards a common theme of the welfare of the Tribals in the state of Karnataka. The Banner also has been coordinating and guiding as parent organization for cluster organizations to work towards the welfare of the Gond Community. The Banner is successfully leaded by Mahantesh S Koulgi (9945570505, 9632691541, [email protected]) and Basavaraj Malage, President, Bidar District Gond (Kuruba) Employees Association, Bidar (9448568330, [email protected]). OBJECTIVES OF THE MAHADHIVESHAN: The major objective of the 12th National Gond Conference is to introduce the face of the “Akhil Gondwana Gond Mahasabha” to the Gond tribes in Karnataka and a vis-a-vis. There will be focused discussions on varied themes related to Gond community. The conference will also have paper presentations by various scholars of different regions on the following themes. Koya Punem (The True Path) 3 ABGGMS 12th Mahadhiveshana & SKMKG 13th Halumatha Sanskruti Vaibhava - Concept Note Renaissance of the Gotul System Preservation and Promotion of Gondi language and script Standardization of Gond Clans and Totems Preservation of Gondwana Historical and Spiritual monuments Folk lore and Indigenous Knowledge of the Gond tribes Shambhu Sandesh Smarika: ABGGM in every Mahadhiveshan releases a Smarika entitled “Shambhu Sandesh”, which includes articles on various issues written by intellectuals from the community. For the 12th Mahadhiveshan we are inviting articles on the Objectives of the Mahadhiveshan and ABGGM stated themes as above. Typed articles (in soft copy) should reach to the Editor, Krishna Netam (8719802785), on or before 25th December 2016 for publication. Entries should be sent to the ABGGMS email id: [email protected] Awards presented by the Mahasabha: Mahasabha felicitates individual and organizations for excellence and contribution in various fields at national level. Any queries on the Awards can be reached to RN Dhruv, National Secretary, 9826667518, [email protected]. The list of the awards are listed below: Awardees Field Photo Name of the Award of Contribution Gondi Dharm ke Mahan Dharmguru Pahandi Pari Kupar Protection and Lingo Samman Preservation of (His holiness Pahandi Kupar Lingo has given SAGA-Gond Gondi language, (Koytur) Social System, GOTUL-Gond Culture Centre, culture and PENKHADA-Gondian Holy Place, PUNEM-Gondi Religion literature (The True Path), MUTHAVA-Koytur Priest these five principles to the Koyturs. Lingo advised to the people that they should adopt the universal word “JAI SEVA” for the welfare of the human being) Shahid Veer Baburao Shedmake Samman Excellence in (In Maharashtra Baburao Puleshwar Shedmake (1833-1858) inspiring people, was the eldest son of Poolaisur Bapu and Jurja Kunwar. organizing Shedmake got his initial education