INTRODUCTION
The Kalita tribe is one of the aborigine tribes of the Indian Sub-Continent. Narakasur, Bhagadatta, Brajradatta etc, the ancient kings of Pragjyotishpur were the forefathers and ancestral kings of the Kalitas. Again, if we go through the historical writings of the noted historians namely Herodotus, Pliny, Hecataeus of Militus, Dr J H Hutton, Reverend M Thomas, Col. Dalton, W W Hunter, Edward Belfore, E A Gait, Bedan Powell, Dr P C Choudhury, B S Guha, Dr Rajmohan Nath, Dr Banikanta Kakati, K L Baruah, Kaliram Medhi, S C Goswami, N N Basu, Dr H K Barpujari, Padmanath Gohain Baruah, H K Bhuyan and a host of others, we find a lot of information and strong database about the aborigine Kalitas of Assam from their valuable opinions. The Kalita tribe has made remarkable contribution towards the evolution and formation of the Assamese Society. Hisotry tells us that there was a Civilization in Assam since ancient times and that too was developed by the Kalita people. Being an aborigine tribe of the territory, the Kalita tribe deserve the fundamental rights to hold, acquire and sale land and to settle all over the territory of India along with political rights. But, it is observed that Kalitas are deprived of these fundamental rights because of the inauspicious impact of the reservation policies of the Indian Constitution. It may be mentioned here that those tribes that had been included in the list of the Scheduled Tribes can avail the benefits of the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India and have the fundamental rights as mentioned above. Kalita Janagosthi Sanmilan, Assam- a pioneer social organization of the Kalita people of Assam, has placed demand before the Government to enlist the Kalita tribe in the list of Scheduled Tribes prepared by the Government of India under the Article 342 of the Constitution and also to provide Sixth Schedule of the Constitution for the honorable existence with fundamental rights of the Constitution. The Kalita Janagosthi Sanmilan, Assam has been working to establish its legitimate demands since its inception.
INTRODUCTION
“Kalita Janagosthi Sanmilan, Assam, in abbreviation – K.J.S.A.” is the established organization of the Kalita Tribe of Assam
Definition
The word “Kalita” will be used for that community, people of which have been living permanently or temporarily in different places of Assam, as well as India and abroad since ancient times till the present days and after a long process of evolution that have identified themselves as the Kalitas
Head Office
House No. 7, Radha Gobinda Baruah Path, Guwahati, State : Assam (India), PIN : 781021
Registration No 393/1988
Constitution
Adopted on 24th January, 1988. Last ammendment-23rd April, 2016
The Logo
A circle having within it written ‘Kalita Janagosthi Sanmilan, Assam’. Outside the circle in the lower part extending half of it, there will be a red bordered Gamosha. Inside the lower part of the circle, there will be a book having a plough with flaming lamp on it. Outside the circle, there is a sword in between the lower part of the circle and the Gamosha.
Interpretation
(a) Gamosha – Symbol of self reliance and work skill.
(b) Sword – A symbol of self defense and self consciousness.
(c) Book – Symbol of knowledge and peace.
(d) Plough – Symbol of production.
(e) Lamp – Symbol of light and knowledge.
Flag
A red bordered gamosha measuring 3:2 along with a logo in the middle of the Flag.
Boundary
The present boundary of Assam is the boundary of the organization.