THE RAIGAD EXPRESS

  Chronological index shows that Katkari tribes are aborigines of India .  Following the British invasion katkari habitation in forest restricted.  Katkari’s livelihood had dependent on forest sources, after imposing ban they reduced to bonded labor gradually. Even today, they live an insignificant life.   The British had defeated Pune’s last Maratha Empire in 1818, and their sovereignty established over Indian land   Katkari’s main source of livelihood was to make katha from the tree of Acacia Catechu. Before invasion forestland were open to the people. British’ interest was to rule and exploit the resources so they restricted the people who were dependent on forestland, among those katkari tribe was the worst affected as forest was their main source of livelihood.  In some places, as vatandari , Landlords had owned a chunk of forestland; some took the land on lease and collaborated with British. British imposed taxes on forest resources. Thus, the Katkari had d

     C hildren   are  sensitive  and valuable. They upholds high esteem  in the   family,  irrespective of race, culture, religion and country. The  family is  incomplete without children.  Children enrich family environment and pull together foes and friends alike and  leaving  no room to prejudices. They look innocent and behaves like an angels.   It is regarded that  as one of the three stages that people pass through from birth to adulthood.  A new generation replaces older one  and that passes traits and  legacy  to another generation and  their cycle continues … Though, being aware of  children's values, their rights often  mocked  off.  Atrocious incidents, child labour,  humiliation and violating  children's  rights  toll high in the country.   We often drum up to supports our rich culture and tradition but neglects the key issue that  children  have humiliated in our  country. We should bear in mind that it is everyone’s responsibility to protect their rig

                                                                                  

Health infrastructure in Raigad is considerably in a pathetic state. if you take a random stock of the primary health centers ( PHC ), of the district, you will find that the PHC are gravely sick across the district. Women face a host of health problems throughout their life cycle. However, affirmative policies and programs with regard to women’s position in India are advanced, health aspects of women and children remains grim in many part of the district, specially tribal and marginalized families are at greater risk. Many government health schemes do not reach to them. Many interior villages and hamlets did not have health services close to their locality. Sub-centers of every primary health center are in dilapidated condition; a few of them in Mahad are Tudil , Telange . Chochinde ( chimbhave ) and Tamhne ( Vinehre ) have no infrastructure. The work of PHC is restricted to target oriented program only, such as family planning and immunization. A preventive measurement based pro

Sex is an art and a science. It is a basic need and instict of every human being. It has to be taken very seriously for both the genders. Sex is most often connected to youth in our culture. Today’s youths are being landed into the dreamland of their own world from where they are unable to come out of the vicious circle. Sex is also the most explosive and sensitive issue, it has to be handled with intense care like a glass, or it will break into pieces. In addition, the entire life of an individual get shattered within a moment, without prediction. Facts: In search of jobs major chunks of rural population are moving to Mumbai and Pune from this district. City glamour allure rural youth to resort to various unwanted avenues that have been leading them to self-destruction. If you want to live life in abundance, you need to be very alert and agile for being trap into the web of living temptation around you. It is observed that school dropout teenagers are major migrant to Mumbai and Pune

Illiteracy, ignorance and illnesses are a common phenomenon in Adiwasi villages or hamlets across the country. It is also common that they are deprived of their basic needs, such as roads, electricity and the most common being food and potable water. Some people address them nomadic, illiterate, and work hard for them, but when they do not get any positive response, they give up! Some people do their best; but never think of adiwasies as their part of mission. Some people work hard, give their best but never reach to the roots! The root cause being undeveloped of adiwasi, specially the Katkari tribe of Raigad does not lie in iliteracy alone. Being unemployed and ignorant is the other part, which propelled them to resort to various unwanted avenues to earn their breads. In addition, this is the harsh reality of their life that they became the most vulnerable agent at the hands of influential and political people of the society. It is also observed that the Constitutional rights of these