Growth is life, stagnancy is death

By Rishikesh Sinha, New Delhi

Nature loves motion, vibrancy, growth, change; and those not complying with it – dies: Darwin’s law. It applies to all living entities in this world. A person has to change, community has to change, and even a nation has to undergo change, no one is left untouched, to cope with the ever-changing dynamics of the changing world. So is the case with the Bishnupriya Manipuri community. It has to change. But, where did this the so-called change is urgently required?

In the last meeting of the Nikhil Bishnupriya Manipuri Mahasabha held in New Delhi, Bishwajeet Sinha talked of this change – a change in the outlook of the organisation. He was talking on the emphasis that has to be given on the economic front of the community, the economic upliftment required among the Bishnupriya Manipuri people.

If it is not addressed soon, the day may come, obviously it will, when the potential of the human resource, its power, will go unutilized and ultimately will be of no use. Things have started changing, the growth in terms of education or economic development is not equitable; it is not being shared with a mass section of the society. There is a section of the society which is scaling the ladder of success; but there is a mass devoid of the basic necessity of life, and are rapidly advancing to penury. For them existence itself is becoming a big struggle. Reasons are many.

Here, the role of the esteemed organisation, the Mahasabha or any socio-cultural organisations, come. They should understand that we are slowly advancing to a big-divide. And if it is not addressed, the division within the community will be drawn on the lines of education, economic well being, and access to resources. Those well-equipped with the resources will go on acquiring more and more resources and hence becoming powerful.

Power, if not equally, must be shared with the maximum of the people. And in today’s knowledge driven society, power lies in the skill enhancement, increasing the standard of knowledge, and a say in the education field. Understanding to the fact that state or central government will not come as a panacea – healing all the pains of the community. We have to come forward by establishing resources for the consumption of the mass populace living in the villages. They have to lease life into the development of the community by increasing entities that help to increase their economic status.

We all know in every village clubs exist acquiring a place under the sun. They must be brought in this economic drive. The resources available in this clubs have to be utilised. And if there is a crunch, the organisation must come forward working hand in hand with the villagers to fulfil it. At least the drive could start from the buying of a computer. It doesn’t cost much if with the contribution of the whole village and of the organisation a computer is bought. By establishing a simple PC with bare necessity, it will definitely assuage the pain and labour students put in the villages. They cover miles to understand Microsoft Office suite and other computer skill.

At the same time clubs can be better used as a library to keep academic books, newspapers and magazines and thus would be working as a knowledge-storehouse and as a resource centre. All these activities if done in participation don’t cost much, but its fruits will come appearing very soon. It will help needy students; it will help to imbibe confidence among the demoralised souls and hence would be inviting advancement to the whole village.

On this account, the proposal put by Kajal Sinha in the same meeting regarding sponsoring meritorious student by the organisation come as an another step that could be taken as a part of economic-education development.

However, to drive this point – unity amongst us is required, is what Rebati Mohan Sinha said in the meeting.

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