Preface
When
I was thinking of this study, I shared it with a closed friend. His first
reaction was that it is non-productive and futile exercise. I fully agree with
him. I shared with him a speech by an English Speaker in their parliament.
However he did not make any comment on it.
Lord Macaulay's speech
in the British Parliament on 2nd February 1835. I reproduce the quote below:
"I have traveled across the length and breadth of India and
I have not seen one person who is a beggar, who is a thief. Such wealth I have
seen in this country, such high moral values, people of such caliber, that I do
not think we would ever conquer this country, unless we break the very backbone
of this nation, which is her spiritual and cultural heritage, and, therefore, I
propose that we replace her old and ancient education system, her culture, for
if the Indians think that all that is foreign and English is good and greater
than their own, they will lose their self-esteem, their native self-culture and
they will become what we want them, a truly dominated nation."
After
reading I do not think that I have to reconsider it further. So I started it
.The basic aim was that I must know about my Biradari especially in view of the
present scenerio.After I started it ,some of my friends who were also
interested to know it ,shown their interest to know it. When I shared the
information with them, they not only appreciated but also suggested to prepare
in such a way that a fellow who is also interested to make use of it.
Today we consider so many customs as
blind faith the reason behind is we do not know much about it. I have tried to
study some of these customs being followed may be centuries together and what
so ever I have come to know is before you. My intention is not that you follow
these customs but to understand that. Follow or not to follow is yours choice
and decision.
The idea came primarily during 1994 when
I associated myself with the study on Batwal biradari by the central govt
through census department and its meeting which was scheduled at my village; I
had a privilege to organize it.
The knowledge about the Biradari was
shared frequently during the my visits to Punjab, Haryana ,Delhi and its NCR
and in Kaman of Bharatpur Rajasthan and those people use to consider that it is
the duty of Jammu people to tell them and their expectations were based on
multi factors.
When I started to inquire about our past
and also about the Kuldevs and kuldevis, I used to visit to senior and old
members of that clan and reply generally was very interested. Sir such and such
fellow knows about it.Ok where I can find him. Sorry sir he has died.
It is of course my first step towards
such type of activity and I hope many people will come forward to further
continue it since it should not be stopped but a continue process. Dear friends
I am not a scholar but what’s so ever I have read, shared with the elders and
older, am sharing with you.
I am thankful to all who helped me do do
this job.I must mention here Sh R L Kaith and Dr Roshan Lal since it could not
have started without their
I am waiting for your suggestions which
may please be sint on the following address:-
Phone no. 94192-58900
Thanx
G.R.
Kaith
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