I Devi njengoba Ecofeminist Warrior: Bacela Ukubuyiselwa Indima Engcwele Amasayithi ngokwemvelo kwi-East-Central India

UPhulmani Toppo wabaholi be-ecofeminst be-Sarna Mata movement nabanye abazinikele eSarna Mata benza isiko ezindaweni ezingcwele zemvelo e-East Central India. (Photo: URadhika borde)

Isimo
Lezi zindawo ezingcwele zinqamula kuzo zonke izigaba maqondana namazinga osongo abhekana nawo. Ezinye zivikelekile, abanye basabisa futhi basengozini. Njengomphumela wenhlangano ye-ecofeminist Sarna, ama-more groves ayavikelwa.

izinsongo
Izinsongo kulezi zingosi zemvelo ezingcwele ngokuyinhloko ziyizinsongo zenhlangano ye-ecofeminist, esikhundleni sokusongela ngqo imvelo yendawo. Usongo oluvelele nolusobala kule nhlangano ubukhokho bamaNdiya. Ukulindelwa kokuzithoba kwabesifazane kusabalele eNdiya futhi ngenxa yalokhu inhlangano ye-ecofeminist ibhekwa ngokusolwa ngamanye amaqembu ezenhlalo. Kwenzeke amacala amadoda ahlasela abesifazane angena ezindaweni ezingcwele zemvelo. Kwezinye izimo, ukwenza isiko kwabesifazane kusolwa ngokuthakatha.

abagcina
Ukunyakaza kukaSarna Mata kuyindaba eyinqaba njengoba imvelaphi yayo ibonakala ilele emvuselelweni yenkolo yokuzenzakalela yokukhonzwa kukankulunkulu ongokomoya osuselwe eMhlabeni uSarna Mata ngabesifazane besizwe sama-Oraon ikakhulukazi. USarna Mata ungunkulunkulukazi wendabuko wangaphambi kweSanskritic futhi sekuyisikhathi eside kuqondakala ukuthi ungowesifazane wesifazane wonkulunkulu wesilisa ophakeme.

Ngenkathi ukubamba iqhaza kwabesifazane kwakuyinto engathandeki ekukhulekeleni ngokwesiko kwamasango angcwele, abesifazane manje bakha umnyombo wemisebenzi yenkolo. Ngokusho kwalaba besifazane, lolu shintsho olukhulu lwenzeka ngesikhathi sokuphatha lapho bakholelwa ukuthi banonkulunkulu waseSarna Mata. Ngenkathi ubanjwe yifa, laba besifazane babeyokhulumela phezulu lokho abakholelwa ukuthi kuyintukuthelo kankulunkulukazi ekuwohlokeni kwesimo senhlalo, imvelo futhi ikakhulukazi, ulaka lwakhe ngokunganakwa kwe-Ashera engcwele lapho ayengamele. Abesifazane abathole le trances yokutholwa ezigabeni zokuqala zombiko wokunyakaza baholelwa ezindaweni ezingcwele zemvelo ezazikhohliwe yimiphakathi yabo. Ukutholakala kukaSarna Mata ekujuleni kolwazi lwakhe kunikeze laba besifazane nabanye amandla okuthatha imbangela yokuvuselelwa kwezihlahla ezingcwele - umsebenzi abazinikele kuwo ngentshiseko enkulu. Kulezi zinsuku, le nhlangano inamaqembu amaningi eSarna Mata, isabalale kuso sonke isifunda seMpumalanga-Ephakathi yeNdiya.

Vision
Amaqembu abesifazane ahlangana ezihlahleni ezingcwele atholakala cishe kuwo wonke amaqoqo emizana esifundeni anentshisekelo yokuzenza izinhlangano ezaziwa njengamaqembu okuzisiza, exhaswe nguhulumeni kanye nama-NGO. Lokhu kuzosebenza njengamayunithi wezezimali ezincane, futhi kuzophinde kunike amandla abesifazane ukuqala amabhizinisi amancane afaka phakathi ukwenziwa nokuthengiswa kwemikhiqizo eyenziwe ngezandla.

Coalition
Inhlangano yeSama Mata ikhankasele ngempumelelo ukuxhaswa ngokwezimali uhulumeni ukwakha izindonga ezizungeze ama-groves futhi iphumelele ukuyithola. Njengokunyakaza, ukukhonza kwabo ngokuhlanganyela kusekelwa ngamadoda amaningi - futhi ikakhulukazi ngabezombusazwe abathile. Le nhlangano ize yaveza neqembu lezepolitiki lesifunda.

Action
Namuhla, umuntu angabona laba besifazane beqhuba izinkonzo zenkolo ezindaweni ezingcwele masonto onke, agcwaliswe ngemicikilisho yokusungulwa kwawo. Batshala futhi banakekele ngokuzinikela izithombo ezintsha zeSal (I-Shorea robusta) noKaram (I-Nauclea parvijolia), futhi uzungeze lezi zithombo ngokudla okuhlala isikhathi eside okunobuthi ukuzigwema ukuthi zingadli. Ngaphandle kwalokho, bahlela izikhalazo ngenhloso yokuqoqa imali yokuvikela amasayithi emvelo angcwele, futhi baya ngokuya bangenela kwezepolitiki.

Imiphumela
Emasimini angcwele akhona, akekho umuntu ovunyelwe ukusika izihlahla, futhi izithombo ezintsha ziyachuma ngaphansi kokunakekelwa kokuzinikela kwabesifazane. Ukuqiniswa kokunyakaza kubangela ukongiwa kwemvelo kanye nokuhlathini kwamahlathi angcwele akhona noma anganakiwe, ngaleyo ndlela kusungulwa amandla kaSarna Mata. ngempela, sekudaliwe ngisho nezindawo ezintsha ezingcwele. Kukholakala ukuthi bakhohliwe o-Ashera abangcwele bakudala, kukhunjulwa ngemikhuba ye-trance.

Le nhlangano izalele ukwazi okusha kwabesifazane okunomthelela omkhulu wokuphazamiseka, okuholele ekongweni kwemvelo okusabalele ezindaweni zasemaphandleni e-East-Central India.

Resources:
  • IBirsa Sanskritic Sangrakshan Samiti yinhlangano ezimele esungulwe ngabaholi bezinga eliphansi lenhlangano. It uzibophezele kwezenhlalo-kwezomnotho, ukunikezwa amandla kwezemvelo namasiko emiphakathini yomdabu ebhekiwe.
  • Amathebula R. (2010) I Devi njengoba Ecofeminist Warrior: Bacela Ukubuyiselwa Indima Engcwele Amasayithi ngokwemvelo kwi-East-Central India. e Verschuuren, Wild, UMcNeely no-Oviedo, Sacred Amasayithi Natural, Ukulondoloza Nature Namasiko, Umhlaba Scan, London.