LUGU BURU

LUGU BURU

The origin of the history of Lugu Buru takes back to an era which was before Christ. Lugu Buru is considered to be the founding father of the Santhal. It is believed that he was incarnation of God who had divine power. He could change or transform himself in any form as he later converted himself from divine person to the hills and forest which is now known as Lugu Buru hill. Lugu Buru, a place or an area of hills and forest is a historical place in the lives of the Santhal where Lugu Buru and some of his men spent 12 years to complete their self governing or autonomous administrative system after a long terms of discussion, reflection, prayer, debate, thinking and understanding each aspect of Santhal tribe.about each aspect ऑफ़

Lugu Buru came from Sindh with some of his men. They had to flee form Sindh because they were tortured and discriminated by the other people (Diku – outsiders) like Britishers, landlord and trade men. They realized that if they stayed for long among these groups then they might loose their identity. In order to protect their identity, culture and heritage, as well as for survival they had to flee from Sindh at night and they landed in the region of Jharkhand. They knew that they cannot be together as a group for a long time because of these superior groups who were after them to wipe out their identity. As a result before dispersing from one another they wanted to constitute their own autonomous administrative system which would include rights and rituals from birth to death, festivals, deities and ways to worship them. The purpose behind forming this self governing or autonomous administrative system was not to get mixed or be lost in other religion or culture of the world but maintain one’s own identity by practicing and living out these system. They sat in different places of Jharkhand under various trees to form and constitute this autonomous administrative system but could not succeed in this work mainly because of the available environment, time factor and always on move as hide and seek game from ‘Dikus’. As they were traveling and trying to find a suitable quiet place for this work they reached to Lalpania and entered this land through this Lugu Buru hill which is considered as entrance (Door). On this hill they sat together for 12 years to formulate their autonomous administrative system. Here they sat under the saal (Sakhua) tree. They succeeded in completing and formulating their administrative rules. Here they decided that wherever they may be all will have to follow and practice this administrative system. They should not violate or mix other people, culture, custom in theirs. After few days they dispersed to different places of India taking their constituted self identity in their hearts to live out where ever they will be.

We clicked many photos and interviewed with video cam to people who came from different parts of the country eg. Orissa, West Bengal, Bihar, Dumka, other parts of Jharkhand etc.