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| Indian Snake Charmers Demand Jobs |
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CHAN: Snake charmers in India's eastern
Orissa state protested a ban on their
profession Saturday. They are also demanding
the government to find them new jobs.
STORY: Scores of charmers carrying snakes in
baskets held a demonstration
outside the provincial legislature in the
state's capital.
They were also demanding the government find
them alternative jobs for a livelihood.
The charmers say snakes have been their only
source of income for
decades and the ban means they're out of
work.
[Chittaranjan, Snake Charmer]: "We don't
posses land so we cannot switch over to
agriculture. We
don't know anything except snake charming, so
how can we leave this
profession£® The government should provide
us with an alternate option so that
we are able to make ends meet. If the
government provides us and our children
with jobs, we'll leave snake charming.".
Though few of the men have ventured out for
other work, most are
uneducated, lack any skills.
The Indian government banned keeping snakes
as pets under the Wildlife
Protection Act of 1972, but began to enforce
the law just two years ago.
[Mahendra Parida, Activist]: "We are
demanding that the government should provide
us with an
alternative, licence for venom extraction and
make amendments in the Wildlife
Protection Act 1972. We want a complete
compensation package."
Many volunteer groups say snake charmers are
a part of the country's
heritage and their traditional knowledge
should be preserved and developed
along with modern science.
Chief Wildlife Warden of Orissa Suresh
Mohanty says efforts are being
made to motivate the snake charmers to get
alternative jobs.
[Orissa Suresh Mohanty, Wildlife Warden]: "We
are basically entering into a dialogue with
them. There is one
concentration of snake charmers near
Bhubaneshwar in a village where some 300
families are there --Padmakesharipur village.
So we are motivating them to
take up some other vocation and primarily not
to catch the snakes."
Snake charmers have for centuries represented
the face of India to the
western world.
Tags : indian snake asia news interest |
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Affichage : 15058
Durée : 116 s |
| Snake Charmers - India |
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December 1995
One deadly viper, two king cobras, three
straw baskets and a flute. Our intrepid
reporter in India falls victim to one local
charmer and follows him into the undergrowth
to catch some serious snake skin. Armed with
a blunt stick and some music, they wade
through green ferns in open sandals. Forty
minutes later, they've got four sleepy snakes
dangling by the tail. But beware - not even
the cameraman is safe!
Tags : Snake Charmers india Asia snakes deadly viper king cobras flute |
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Affichage : 3300
Durée : 474 s |
| The Snakecharmers |
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Melbourne burlesque duo The Snakecharmers,
consist of Sassy Minx and Mimi Bristols.
This footage was taken on the 8th of January
for their performance at the Northcote Social
Club, 2006.
Tags : Burlesque Tease |
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Affichage : 992
Durée : 241 s |
| Snake Charmers and a Musician, Jaipur, India |
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Unusual entertainment segment from "India and
Nepal" a free Intrepid Berkeley Explorer
video of India's leading historic sites,
including the Taj Mahal and Varanasi, plus
Kathmandu, Nepal. Walk the streets of
India's cities. With urban cows, tigers,
elephants, camels, and the wonderful people
of India and Nepal.
To enjoy all of this film, plus over 30 more
free, non-commercial, streaming travel videos
from every continent, and still pictures,
click on intrepberkexplorer above, and then
the website link under my profile, or ask a
search engine for:
Intrepid Berkeley Explorer
Tags : India Jaipur snakes snake-charmers music Indian-music musicians |
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Affichage : 3099
Durée : 51 s |
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