Paramjot Singh Chahel

Undisclosed Facts of Tribal Life Paramjot Singh Chahel

Paramjot Singh Chahel a science graduate percieved Law degree and completed PG diploma in Philosophy of Communal Harmony and Social Peace. He is currently doing a research work on the subject RELIGION AND PEACE from Yashwantrao University, Nasik. He is a retired senior judge (was deputed at the union territory Silvassa). He devoted himself in social work through a scoial organization Navjyot Foundation. Paramjyot Singh Chahel was deputed as a Judge in the Court of Civil Judge at Dadra and Nagar Haveli at Silvassa (India). The territory is rich in forest, river, animals, birds and impoverished Adivasi people. The territory has many Scheduled Tribes known as Dhodia, Kathodi, Koli, Naykada and Varli. He had an opportunity to decide the cases while hearing the argument from the members of the Bar Association, Silvassa. He felt the need of document on longstanding customs of these tribes. He collected several reference books and made research and it concluded in "The Undisclosed Facts of Tribal Life". The book covered the trible life, the ceremonies of child- birth, language taught to child, engagement and marriage custom, pre-marital and extra marital sex relation, monogamy, polygamy, divorce culture and widow remarriage, status of GharJawai, ways of acquiring mates, food and drink, religion, God, Goddess, and vows to God, faith in medical profession etc.