Vadodara: Since March this year, at least five suicide incidents or efforts to kill themselves by young tribal pairs believed in love have left many who are very surprised about how the outside world has a negative impact on the habit and belief in Gujarat dominated by the tribe.
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Suicide if not infrequently among these tribes and incidents and practically have never been heard before.
Police investigations in these cases have signaled love affairs between couples who decided to end their lives after their relationship could not be accepted by their families.
The incident was revealed in the Panchmahal and Dahod districts.
Tribal activists and Kanji Patel writers said that marriage was impossible between the same clan in several tribal communities.
“If the partner does it, they may face consequences.
It’s more likely in small villages where the community is very knitted and such business challenges social cloth,” he explained.
Patel said that now, with the influence of the outside world, such frustration encourages tribal people to end their lives.
He also added that songs about failure of love and the consequences have succeeded in to the tribal area through folk music.
“Such lyrics have never been part of their culture.
The culture and tribal community are in a state of flux,” said the author.
Mathur Bhedi, a retired teacher who has in-depth knowledge of the tribal tradition, said that the tribe of Bhil forbade people with the same family name married.
Likewise, a boy or a woman cannot marry someone who has the same family name as his mother’s uncle.
“For tribes, everyone has a family name as their ‘Mama’ (my mother’s uncle), is considered the uncle of their mother.
In such cases, marriage is impossible,” he said.
“Children are exposed to the modern world and sometimes affected to adopt such extreme steps.
They must discuss the problem with their parents or even teachers instead of ending life,” Bhedi added.