CHARITY OR CONVERSION? ANOTHER EMERGING QUESTION IN THARUHAT OF WEST CHAMPARAN

CHARITY OR CONVERSION? ANOTHER EMERGING ? IN THARUHAT!

The question being raised is " if you  claim that your purpose is entirely charitable then why are you pursuing dharmantaran or conversion ? " Tharuhat,  whether it be in Nepal or Terai of Uttarakhand or Uttar Pradesh or West Champaran of Bihar there is rise in the activity of dharmantaran. Poor and innocent Tharus have become an easy target.They are being dishonestly misled and lured into this process through misrepresentation and false promises.  

Here is a sharp reaction from some of the Tharus of Parsauni Panchayat of Ramnagar block when asked about conversion "Han!Dharmantaran shuru ho gail ba. Sushil kaji naam ke ego laika Cecil Kaji ho gaeel. Ka kaeel jao. Kuchh  log birodh kara ta, ta kahal jata ki Hindutva attack karat ba. Ab batain dharam badalala ke ka zarurat ba? Bhalai ke kaam karata log ta karo per ee sab ka ha? E vajah se  kaun na je   gareeb deshan  ke haal theek ho gail ba, aa berojgari dur ho gail ba? (Yes! Conversion is taking place. One Tharu has changed his name to Cecil Kaji from Sushil Kaji after conversion. When some Tharus are opposing this, message is being spread that this is the attack of Hindutva. Tell me what is the use of converting ? If charity is being done it should be done but what is this? Is it not a fact,  that due to this,  neither the condition of most of the poor countries has improved nor unemployment removed or decreased  ? )

 This is really a disturbing trend. The  innocent Tharus have been exploited since decades and this is also a new kind of exploitation in the Tharuhat in a new garb. Is it  not unreasonable and inconsiderate to exploit the poor & innocents in the name of charity ? Charity is a pious, honest and selfless act and it is expected that it should be done without any ulterior motive or interest.