Philosophical Being familiar with of Cultures and Festivals of North East India
Philosophical Comprehension of Cultures and Festivals of North East India, Edited by Dr. Dominic Meyieho and Dr. Joseph Puthenpurackal, Shillong: Don Bosco Publications, DBCIC, 2015, ISBN 81-85408-00-57, pp. 136, Rs. 300.
Today’s rapid altering and globalizing world with its a lot of and a number of worries demands from us that we go further into comprehension the various facets of society. With this inspiration, Don Bosco Centre for Indigenous Cultures, Shillong, executed a seminar entitled, “A Philosophical Knowing of Culture and Festivals”. This ebook is a assortment of the papers presented at the seminar. The cultures and festivals of North East India to survive have to have to rediscover its spiritual and philosophical roots. The papers replicate the scenario and culture of the people of the North East and seek to highlight the indigenous culture.
Thomas Menamparampil discusses the passage of lifestyle to a focal place in human life. In the past, tradition was not thought of pretty influential but these days we see how tradition influences the mindsets of communities, their social cohesion, commitment for reaching unique objectives and for including purposefulness in all that is finished, apart from actively playing a key position in financial progress. The creator will take on a pastoral solution and discusses how cultures can be revived to meet up with the modifications wrought by modernization.
Tharsis Maria Arul Anthuvan affirms that a human man or woman is fundamentally cultural. A philosophy of tradition should to deal with the distinct ideas or philosophies of authors who have acknowledged that the human human being is fundamentally cultural and also have systematized or thematised a study of cultures and civilizations. Thus, he goes on to present the believed of a couple philosophers more than the ages who have philosophized on tradition.
Joy Kachappilly tries ‘a Essential Comprehending of Cultural Festival’ with emphasis on the Wangala of the Garos. Pageant presume excellent significance in people’s lifestyle in culture and type an integral element of lifestyle. The Wangala is a pageant of thanksgiving. The writer narrates the fashion of celebrating the pageant typically and contrasts it with the recent situation.
Kezhangunuo Kelio techniques the festivals of the Angami Naga tribe from a feminine standpoint. Angami festivals are commonly agriculturally connected. Womenfolk perform a essential job but are not in the forefront. They are viewed as initiator, mediator and sustainer but are not provided equivalent status to adult men. The author phone calls for a deconstruction of the Angami festivals and a re-development from the feminist viewpoint.
Joe Francis tries to understand and interpret how the Mizos make perception of their globe by their cultural techniques, significantly of Christmas celebration. He can take us by means of the many features of the celebration and delineates their link to Mizo culture and philosophy.
The Mlei-Ngyi festival of the Zeliang Naga tribe is talked about in Shaji Mathew’s paper. He walks us by way of the celebration of the festival and provides the benefits of a questionnaire set to Zeliang youth. The conclusions are stunning. The competition is no much more celebrated in its classic pomp, hue or length. There is a want for re-checking out the festival, comprehension its cultural richness and drawing inspiration for socio-cultural, economic and spiritual advantage.
Barnes Mawrie in his paper ‘A Philosophical Perspective of Khasi Culture’, points out the genesis of the Khasi tradition and its relationship to the metaphysics of the exact. Khasi society is polarized by western materialism and consumerism. He discusses five elements of Khasi tradition which expose its metaphysical mother nature. They are the Spiritual and Altruistic sense, Feeling of Kinship, Sense of Fantastic, Sense of Faith and Feeling of Custom.
Somingam Mawon’s paper focuses on ‘Understanding common Tangkhul Naga Festivals and its Relation with Agricultural activities’. There are sixteen traditional Tangkhul festivals and every is considered briefly. He concludes with a couple particular observations and remarks.
The Baikho competition of the Rabhas is offered by Jose Jacob. The continuity and alter that the festival has expert is truthfully pointed out. The creator acknowledges the mighty affect of modernity and advises vigilance against shedding the authentic genius of the local community.
Dominic Meyeiho’s paper, A Philosophical Comprehension of Culture and Festivals of the Southern Angami Nagas tries to cultivate their culture through a re-looking through of its festivals. An try is also made for creating a cross-cultural dialogue in between the festivals of the Southern Angamis and the Christian feasts, so that the Church can consider root in the culture. Six festivals and equivalent Christian feasts are highlighted. The aim is not to review but to take a look at avenues for dialogue.
Theorizing a Sustainable Cultural Identification for a Global World: A Transactional Philosophy of Society by Baudelaire Ulysse, discusses the effects of globalization on tradition and suggests the require for a transactional philosophy of culture for mutual enrichment and progress. The perils of cultural isolation are introduced and the plan of openness to other cultures is propagated. Self preservation of cultures should not to be achieved by using isolation but alternatively by means of transaction. A transactional philosophy of tradition has aided preserve and perpetrate nearby cultural identities in North East India, and it might be the most powerful process of sustaining nearby identification in the globalized entire world.
The reserve is marred by a couple grammatical mistakes. The structure is enjoyable but the make a difference leaves anything to be desired. The subject areas thought of are insightful and lend to an appreciation of North East Indian lifestyle. The e-book has in a way, opened doorways to indigenous reflection on North East Indian lifestyle and has paved the way for ongoing experiments in tradition.