A wonderful scene attracted my eyes as it was early in the morning winter season the airport terminal filled fully with a Fog. A lady with loaded baggage gently following her husband’s footprints captured my eyes. Maybe returning to her hometown after a few years. That was the reason for her contented smile. For a while, she was looking pretty like Sita Devi returning to Ayodhya after the exile of the forest.
I have admired her to be a modern-day Sita Devi.
A few days later as it is a holiday, I was so relaxed and hang around with a coffee mug and a biscuit tray. an undertone voice disturbed me for a while. Attentively I observed a young boy discussing with the mother about his father’s arrival at home from a faraway working place for an upcoming vacation. At that moment she was looking like a modern-day Sita Devi listening to hanuman at Ashokavanam.
Not only these, but I was in thirst for finding more about modern Sita Devi’s around me. So, I got to know about a few more incidents where ladies never stopped loving their husbands for no reason. furthermore extension, ladies even never ever extend to discuss the mental humiliation hurt by society and physical hurts even in the kitchen challenging their determination. At these incidents, I entail Sita Devi and Kakasura’s episode scene from Ramayan.
Finally, every lady right from childhood to married status resembles Sita Devi. The quality of dare being extremely brave, independent is commonly performed by women before marriage. But I wonder how they surrender all their superior quality to husband after married thinking and expecting to make her man gentleman.
Many a time, being victim towards continuous and serious questions arise in my mind that Sita Devi’s character didn’t extend after a middle-aged lady. I surely admire that every lady who takes decisions in their life resembles Sita Devi so, every woman in this modern society is Sita Devi.
To accept honestly in this context, this article MODERN SITA DEVI AROUND ME is dedicated to my MOTHER.
Meru is a specific craftsman community locally named as Meerolu in Telangana, predominately settled
in all states of India with different local language names listed below topic. Darji is the widespread name of this community, men are generally involves in
tailoring field as their major occupation and women help them in their work like sewing button,
embroidery work etc [1]. In times past, Indian marriage ceremonies were celebrated for a week days
and more. Like many other caste, Merus were likewise to visit the hindu marriage ceremonies to switch new dresses
for bride, groom families and guests attending the marriage. Indeed, Even in warfare activities an expertise Merus were traveled
along with war tropes to arrange the tailoring needs of the soldiers, horses,
elephants for switching dresses made of leather and metal objects. During the
circus glory times, Merus use to serve the tailoring needs of the circus
performers. Where ever they serve, they serve for society and named as respectable community members in society. Initially, tailoring
occupation was proclaimed by Indian hindu (meru) gradually transferred to
multi-religion people.
Meru
community in different state of INDIA:
Based on the local languages spoken across India, Meruswere
also called as Meerolu, Simpi, Chipollu, Chippi, Darji, Namdeva Darji, Lingayit Darji, Marwadi Darji,
Jain Darji and Jingar Darji, Simpi Kshatriya etc.
·The Darjis were converted
to Lingayitism after its foundation by rulers of Basava period called as
Lingayit Darjis. These people mostly found in the Karnataka. Information regarding
Marwadi Darji, Jain Darji, and
Jingar Darji is not available much.
·Maharashtrian Darjis are also
called Namdeva Darjis (great saint Namdeva). They incorporate into two classes, Telugu Chippolu and Maratha Shimpi,
based upon territorial distinctions. In physical characteristics, the Namdeva
Darjis appear to be originally of Telugu or Dravidian origin and to have, in
later times, spread over the Maratha.
The name 'Chippollu' is
derived from the Telugu word chimpi meaning "to cut” and refers to their
occupation of cutting clothes. They believe Sri Jadagiri Shankara Dasamaiah as
kulaguru.
·In hindi, the
name Chippi
meant as Chipkaana =
one who assemble the cloth pieces to close our body part. People belong to Shimpi caste in Rajasthan
and Madhya Pradesh do not eat non-vegetarian.
·Bhavsar Kshatriya Darji (ShimpiKshatriya) people worship Goddess
Hingulambika Devi, “Hinglaj Matha at Kanraj (Lyari district),
Baluchistan, the province of Pakistan.
According
to Varna, There is a multiple bias on the origin of Meru caste.
·An argument made by Russel and Hiralal,
described that Chippi caste
came to existence with two Kshatriya brothers who took
shelter in a temple to protect themselves from Parshuram’s anger on Kshatriya
clan (i.e. sixth incarnation of lord Vishnu). With the suggestions of the
temple priest, one brother started sewing dress (Chippi) to idol and another
brother started to stamp and dye cloth. Due to this reason, they also believed
to be a part of Kshatriya clan i.e. Meru Kshatriya Shimpi.
·SYED SIRAJ UL HASSAN stated thatMeerolu formed
as the tailor caste of the Hyderabad Dominions descended, according to ancient
authorities, from a Sudra father and a Bhanda mother. Some trace their origin
to Chaundaka Devi, the patron goddess of the Devanga Koshtis [2].
Merus customs
and traditions are closely related toKoshtis. There
is a belief that Koshtis were the descendants of Markandeya Rishi. They are the
descendants of the Rajhans, the king of Devagiri (Berar) died in battle with
Ilober. The word koshti stands for a man of virtues, a title that the king
Rajhans was honoured with in the year 1111 A.D. Moreover, Koshti took jobs as
soldiers in different princely states, including the armies of the Peshwas and
Tipu Sultan.
About Saint Namdeva Maharaj
Saint Namdeva sprang from a shimpa (shell) found by
his mother Gonai in the Bhima or Chandrabhaga river. His Philosophical poetry
influenced many people to turn up into followers as Namdeva shimpis.
Christian L. Novetzke,
author of the book “Religion and Public Memory: A Cultural
History of Saint Namdev in India”described
about devotional practice of namdeva created public to remember his abhanga
devotional poetry for even centuries. From a simple Hindu tailor family, Namdev
is remembered as an innovative composer of devotional songs. He is central to
many traditions in Hinduism, Sikhism, and he also played a key role in early
figure in Marathi, Punjabi literature.
One more book “Time, History and the
Religious Imaginary in South Asia” edited by Anne Murphy explained about the greatness of Saint Namdev maharaj.
2.SYED SIRAJ UL HASSAN, The
Castes and Tribes of H. E. H. The Nizam's Dominions, Merton College, Oxford,
Trinity College, Dublin, and Middle Temple, London.
