Mahabir Majhi from Harawa-Charawa to Leadership Position

Mahabir Majhi from Harawa-Charawa to Leadership Position

Mr. Mahabir Majhi in his early seventies (71 years old) resident at Karaiyamai rural municipalities of Bara district in Madesh province of Nepal  has been elected as chairperson of District Haruwa Charuwa Rights Forum of Bara.  Mahabir Majhi represents from poor family background. Now, he is able to make his identity as good leaders in Harawa-Charawa community. He has one daughter and two sons. Although, it was very difficult situation since his childhood, he was able to pass the 7th class. His father died while he was in the age of five. He was totally cared by his mother.

 He had worked for Harawa-Charawa with landowner Shiv Shankar Chaudhary for 4 years as agriculture bonded labours. Then he ploughed the land of Sakha Chaudhary-landowner for 3 years. Then he was engaged in Doli pratha.There are many Mushar castes in his community. The Musahar community are given a very low status in the community due to the low human development index.Although there were many ups and down appeared in his life, he started to continue his efforts by struggling in his life. As result of this, he became a district vice-chairperson of Dalit liberation society so as to raise the voice against caste based discrimination and untouchability which is still prevailed in Nepalese society.   

Once he was given opportunity to be participated in Harawa-Charawa gathering under the implementation of Ending Agriculture Bonded Labours in Nepal Project by RDN with the financial support of the Freedom Fund (FF), he was also interested to take a leadership to emancipate Harawa-Charawa system. Then Mahabir Majhi fully started to participate in various rights based-oriented programs organized RDN. Finally, he was selected as chairperson of district Harawa-Charawa network at Bara district. He says, 'It is my great pleasure to get this position that has increased my confident itself.'  He has also great desire to see the agriculture bonded labors free society in Nepal.