Karma Bai, भक्त शिरोमणि करमा बाई
Karma Bai, भक्त शिरोमणि करमा बाई
She had abiding faith in the worship of Shri Krishana.It is believed that she had offered 'Khichada' to Lord Krishna. A folk song tells like this -
Thali bhar'r lyayi khichado upar ghee ki batki !
Jeemo mhara syam dhani jeemavai beti Jat ki !!
Karmabai took a living Samadhi in Samvat 1691 (25.7.1634).
There is a temple of Karmabai Ka Mandir at Jagannathpuri.
Karma Bai Jat Mahila Sanstha is a social organization for the empowerment of women and their personality development. It is named after Karma Bai (20.8.1615 - 25.7.1634) who was a famous Jat woman from village Kalwa, in Nagaur district, Rajasthan. She was popularly known as Bhakt Shiromani Karmabai. She was a strong devotee of Lord Krishna.
The Karma Bai Jat Mahila Sanstha
Karma Bai Jat Mahila Sanstha was registered on 16 July 2021. This organization is a state level registered organization established and operated by women. The founders are of the opinion that any social organization should be committed to the fact that it should try, work for the objectives for which it has been created and also make them public keeping transparency.
Work Done By The Karma Bai Jat Mahila Sanstha
The organization has chosen women's economic-self-reliance as the main objective, for which it is trying to get small self-employment through various trainings. For this, sewing and embroidery training camps were started in Kisnasar village, Lunkaransar along with setting up of sewing unit in Sujangarh, Sikar. Got employment (bag order) in collaboration with Rangsutra Foundation. Bundi Bandhej is our traditional textile art, for this training and employment was also provided in Depalsar (Churu) on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. The second main objective is to keep the health of women, sanitary napkin vending machines and dispensers were installed by the organization in Nawa, Udaipur, Jalali Faujdar village, Gudavdi village respectively at four places in the state.
The third main objective was personality development, for this an interactive program was organized with the women of Kaushale ki Dhani, Bangmer, Mundwa Tejasthali, Pratapbasti, Gadiyaluhar. Apart from this, some welfare works were also done from time to time in Andhravidyalaya, Bikaner, Gangana village, Jodhpur Pak displaced women, distribution of sweaters, shawls, sanitary napkins, masks in Pratapbasti. Along with this, the organization has registered its presence in some social functions as well. Important documents of the organization, documents and appointments of the team, file work are also being maintained along with all these.
Education and Amenities for the Girl Child (To be executed)
The Karma Bai Jat Mahila Sanstha believes that right to living with dignity and right to education go hand-in-hand and are fundamental to a progressive society.
The Karma Bai Jat Mahila Sanstha places emphasis on the education of the girl child and the alleviating reasons for the abysmally high dropout rate of schoolgirls. It has been found that a major and decisive factor for high dropout rate of schoolgirls is not traditional outlooks or the want of social change; it is the absence of basic toilet amenities.
The consequences of the above statistics are very serious in terms of the health of the children studying in these schools. It has a direct bearing on the number of girl children, who may otherwise be willing and economically capable of continuing their education, to drop out of school and stop their education. Such a state of affairs leads to a violation of Article 21A of the Constitution, which promises the right to education.
Thus, The Karma Bai Jat Mahila Sanstha intends to initiate a campaign to provide good quality toilet facilities for girls in government schools to ensure that no child has to abandon her education merely because of the want of a basic amenity at school. Conventional toilet facilities require regular maintenance, which is not done. The Karma Bai Jat Mahila Sanstha has accordingly identified “e-toilets” as the way forward. These toilets operate electronically using solar power and flush economically gauging the quantity of water required by the amount of time the user spends in the facility. The result is that the toilets last much longer than conventional toilets and are more reliable in assuring privacy as well as hygiene.
The proposal is to construct 20-30 e-toilets for a start, with one half in Rajasthan state.
The Karma Bai Jat Mahila Sanstha also works Women Empowerment generating employment through vocational training is a key component in our action plan.
तीरथ गए सो एक फल,सन्त मिले फल चार।
सद्गुरु मिले अनेक फल, कहत कबीर विचार।।
गुज़रियावास(#जायल) में सन्त शिरोमणी हेतमरामजी महाराज के पावन सानिध्य में गांव की बहिन बेटियों द्वारा आयोजित श्रीमद्भागवत कथा का श्रवण करने एवं आशीर्वाद प्राप्ती का सौभाग्य प्राप्त हुआ।