: With no caste Census data, UP’s sapera community has been left out of quota in education and jobs #IndiaNEWS Ram Gopal Nath began focusing on his studies at the age of eight when he sensed a decline

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With no caste Census data, UP’s sapera community has been left out of quota in education and jobs #IndiaNEWS
Ram Gopal Nath began focusing on his studies at the age of eight when he sensed a decline in snake charming, the traditional occupation of his family. In this, he was unlike the other children of the saperas, or snake charmers, who accompanied their fathers to the jungle to learn to catch and remove snake’s venom.“I could see the change around me,� Nath, now 29, said. “People’s interest to watch a snake sway to the tune of a pungi [a musical instrument] had been waning with the arrival of new forms of entertainment.�The promulgation of the Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972, which proscribes the keeping of wild animals, hastened the decline of snake charming, particularly in urban areas. “Saperas were being caught for carrying snakes in the cities, which restricted our business to the rural areas,� Nath said. Nath lost his father a few years after he decided to focus on studies, forcing him to start earning his livelihood and support his family of five while continuing his education. He completed his schooling and enrolled in a local college in the Bachelor of Arts programme.After graduation, he tried to enrol in the Bachelor of Education course, which is mandatory for the job of school teacher, but the...Read more

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