A seminar on the topic 'Dharmayodha Birsa' was organized on Thursday at Tribal Museum.
It was organised by Tribal Lok Kala and Boli Vikas Akademi, Bhopal in the monthly series of Likhandra Symposium, in which the keynote speaker Anand Vardhan, Assistant Professor, Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Delhi presented his statement on the topic.
On this occasion, Dharmendra Pare, Director, Tribal Folk Arts and Language Development Academy, and welcome address convener, Rahul Singh Parihar and conducted by Shubham Chauhan, presided over the symposium.
Speaker Anand Vardhan while addressing the youth said that Birsa was committed to his traditions since childhood, he contributed towards both nationalism and religion. We have a glorious tradition of tribal heroes, in this tradition Birsa is the best hero. The society accepted him as God. There is a need to develop right vision to see Birsa. Planned efforts were made to undermine Birsa's contribution, hence Birsa did not get the place he deserved in the pages of history.
Birsa has has a deep influence on tradition, he opposed colonialism judiciously. Birsa could not be a slave to any education system, he was influential and meritorious since childhood. Their lifespan needs to be understood at different stages. He understood the importance of heat and meditation.
He was a strong advocate of non-violence and a divine idol of self-respect. He always accepted the path of Sanatanata and sacrificed his everything in the national religion. In the concluding session of the symposium, questions and answers were given by the inquisitive participants.
