The intense watchdog of the environment - Bishnoi society
Bishnoi caste settling in the states of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan of North India, which has done important work for the protection of the environment, is as much praised as it is to be less. In the fifteenth century AD when India was ruled by the Turkish rulers of the Delhi Sultanate and there was an atmosphere of violence, then a famous saint called Jambhoji, born in the Thar Desert, established the Bishnoi community. He gave 29 teachings to his disciples, which emphasized on the protection of religion and ethics as well as environmental protection and human values. Of the 29 rules given by them, 8 are related to animal-tree-related trees and environmental protection.
In the life span of Lord Jambhoji, there was a terrible famine in Marwad in 1485 AD. For this reason many people started leaving for Malwa with their families and animals. Seeing this suffering of humans, Junkhoji helped those people and motivated them to protect the environment. In those times when Indians did not have modern science, and it was not known that bacteria that stabilize the nitrogen of the atmosphere in the root of the passage resides, Jambhoji recognizes the importance of the Khajdi and the task of protecting it is performed by religious rituals Kind made sacred. Similarly, the importance of surviving deer is not hidden from the eyes of grass. Due to the deer-stomach, the soil is automatically subjected to the process of becoming a fertilizer, because the deer continues to leap far and wide. Therefore, junkies brought deer settlers living in forests to farms and villages.
Following the true sense of the teachings of Guru Jambhoji, Bishnai Samaj created environment protection as a major part of his life. In the entire area where the Bishnoi community resides, no person is allowed to hunt wild animals like deer, rabbit, Nilgai etc. and not allowed to cut the green tree of Khaydhi. Every person of Bishnoi society remains alert to stop the harvest and wildlife harvesting of wildlife, and keeping this work done, keeps on feeling the need to devote to his life. Respecting the sentiments of this community, the government has declared the areas around Bishnoi-dominated villages to be declared a restricted area.
Bishnois do not protect the deer, they also treat and maintain deer. Bishnoi mothers give birth-giving breast feed to motherless deer boys. This type of example rarely meets elsewhere in any human society living on this earth.
There have been occasions in western Rajasthan, when the men and women of Bishnoi society have protected their lives by protecting wildlife and trees. To save the Khahedi tree in AD1730, the sacrifices made by 363 female and men of Bishnoi society are seen in reverence throughout the world. Even today, to refresh the memory of this incident and to remember those eternal martyrs, people from many parts of the country come to Khahedali village.
Bishnoi society began to be reverentially devoted to the dignity of God, since the life of Lord Jambhoji. Jambhoji had planted three thousand seven hundred trees in Roto village in Jail tehsil of Nagaur district and planted a different kind of garden in the entire village. It is believed that he had reclaimed a dry tree of Khajri with his divine power.
About 21 years ago, I had visited the village of Rotu. Then, with my eyes, I saw peacocks and birds sitting in this village in such a way as if they were the pet birds of the village. In the same way I saw the deer fearlessly walking in the Roto village. Originally deer is wildlife but it was not less pleasant to see that due to love being rendered by humans, the deer roamed the village forgetting its nature to settle in the forest.
Jambhoji had told a rule-"Amar Bahawatu Thatt Bull Bindo Na Karavai" I had seen a hat of goats in this village with my eyes. Thatt is called a group of goats, in which all the goats of the village are kept and they are not slaughtered, nor are they decoyed. Responsibility for their upbringing is raised by all the villages.
Bishnogi society has arranged drinking water at the place of place for deer in the thorny dry forests of Jodhpur, Nagaur, Bikaner, Jaisalmer and Barmer, and has created Rescue Center for treating injured and sick deer due to dogs bites. These centers are treated with deer as well as other injured animals and birds. In rainy days, when the feet of the deer start fluttering in the soil, even then the people of Bishnoi community protect them. In Bishnai and Khahedali areas, Bishnois, men and women can be seen instinctively serving animals and birds.
In the Jodhpur district, in the place called Bishnoi Piplan, I saw Bishnoi men and women worshiping Vedic mantras and offering the offerings of pure ghee in the Bela, about ten years ago. This havan was coming from a tall mound built on a mound in the open courtyard of a small jumdi Numa shed, and the peacocks and deer were flowing around the yagya site.
Bishnois society has a lot of awareness to protect the animals, after that there are incidents of theft of hidden deer by predators. Many times, Bishnois society has made up its life to resist the predators. This society has embraced the sense of security of the environment as religion, which is very difficult to meet elsewhere.
- Dr. Mohanlal Gupta
In the life span of Lord Jambhoji, there was a terrible famine in Marwad in 1485 AD. For this reason many people started leaving for Malwa with their families and animals. Seeing this suffering of humans, Junkhoji helped those people and motivated them to protect the environment. In those times when Indians did not have modern science, and it was not known that bacteria that stabilize the nitrogen of the atmosphere in the root of the passage resides, Jambhoji recognizes the importance of the Khajdi and the task of protecting it is performed by religious rituals Kind made sacred. Similarly, the importance of surviving deer is not hidden from the eyes of grass. Due to the deer-stomach, the soil is automatically subjected to the process of becoming a fertilizer, because the deer continues to leap far and wide. Therefore, junkies brought deer settlers living in forests to farms and villages.
Following the true sense of the teachings of Guru Jambhoji, Bishnai Samaj created environment protection as a major part of his life. In the entire area where the Bishnoi community resides, no person is allowed to hunt wild animals like deer, rabbit, Nilgai etc. and not allowed to cut the green tree of Khaydhi. Every person of Bishnoi society remains alert to stop the harvest and wildlife harvesting of wildlife, and keeping this work done, keeps on feeling the need to devote to his life. Respecting the sentiments of this community, the government has declared the areas around Bishnoi-dominated villages to be declared a restricted area.
Bishnois do not protect the deer, they also treat and maintain deer. Bishnoi mothers give birth-giving breast feed to motherless deer boys. This type of example rarely meets elsewhere in any human society living on this earth.
There have been occasions in western Rajasthan, when the men and women of Bishnoi society have protected their lives by protecting wildlife and trees. To save the Khahedi tree in AD1730, the sacrifices made by 363 female and men of Bishnoi society are seen in reverence throughout the world. Even today, to refresh the memory of this incident and to remember those eternal martyrs, people from many parts of the country come to Khahedali village.
Bishnoi society began to be reverentially devoted to the dignity of God, since the life of Lord Jambhoji. Jambhoji had planted three thousand seven hundred trees in Roto village in Jail tehsil of Nagaur district and planted a different kind of garden in the entire village. It is believed that he had reclaimed a dry tree of Khajri with his divine power.
About 21 years ago, I had visited the village of Rotu. Then, with my eyes, I saw peacocks and birds sitting in this village in such a way as if they were the pet birds of the village. In the same way I saw the deer fearlessly walking in the Roto village. Originally deer is wildlife but it was not less pleasant to see that due to love being rendered by humans, the deer roamed the village forgetting its nature to settle in the forest.
Jambhoji had told a rule-"Amar Bahawatu Thatt Bull Bindo Na Karavai" I had seen a hat of goats in this village with my eyes. Thatt is called a group of goats, in which all the goats of the village are kept and they are not slaughtered, nor are they decoyed. Responsibility for their upbringing is raised by all the villages.
Bishnogi society has arranged drinking water at the place of place for deer in the thorny dry forests of Jodhpur, Nagaur, Bikaner, Jaisalmer and Barmer, and has created Rescue Center for treating injured and sick deer due to dogs bites. These centers are treated with deer as well as other injured animals and birds. In rainy days, when the feet of the deer start fluttering in the soil, even then the people of Bishnoi community protect them. In Bishnai and Khahedali areas, Bishnois, men and women can be seen instinctively serving animals and birds.
In the Jodhpur district, in the place called Bishnoi Piplan, I saw Bishnoi men and women worshiping Vedic mantras and offering the offerings of pure ghee in the Bela, about ten years ago. This havan was coming from a tall mound built on a mound in the open courtyard of a small jumdi Numa shed, and the peacocks and deer were flowing around the yagya site.
Bishnois society has a lot of awareness to protect the animals, after that there are incidents of theft of hidden deer by predators. Many times, Bishnois society has made up its life to resist the predators. This society has embraced the sense of security of the environment as religion, which is very difficult to meet elsewhere.
- Dr. Mohanlal Gupta
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