Sarna Tribe Flashcards
What is holy for Sarana tribe?To whom do they pray?
- “Jal, Jungle, Zameen” is holy.
- its followers pray to the trees and hills while believing in protecting the forest areas.
Why the demand for separate code?
Many of the tribals who follow this faith have later converted to Christianity—the state has more than 4% Christians most of whom are tribals.
The issue now is that the converted tribals are taking the benefits of reservation as a minority as well as the benefits given to Schedule Tribes.
So, those who are still following only Sarna faith say that benefits should be given specifically to them and not those who have converted.
What are Implications of having a separate code?
If the Centre approves the new Sarna code, Census 2021 would have to make space for a new religion.
Currently, citizens can choose from only six religions: Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Sikhism, Buddhism and Jainism.
