Talom Rukbo

Talom Rukbo was a literary and social worker in Arunachal Pradesh. He was the father of Donyi-Polo, a religious movement based in Arunachal Pradesh. He has criticized Christian missionaries for fraudulent conversion practices in the Northeast of India.[1]

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Quotes

“ The church?Christian missionaries ? quickly capitalized on the innocence of our forefathers. They fraudulently convinced our people that we were barbarians and converted some into Christianity. ? They declared that the converted persons must discard (1) the `animist` practices, (2) our festivals and that our Gods and Goddesses were Saitan (evil spirits? Satan). ”

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Legacy

Because of his contribution to the Adivasi way of life, Rukbo has been named one of the inspirations for the Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram project run by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.[3]

Works

References

  1. ^ Preaching in India's Northeast for Cultural Preservation - Stephen Knapp
  2. ^ Subject: Re-imagining Religious Freedom Indic Studies Project
  3. ^ RSS-backed Vanvasi NGO comes out of woods The Economic Times - September 04, 2004
  4. ^ Biblio Groupe des laboratoires de Villejuif