history and perspective of social work, profile information on irom sharmila

History and Perspective of Social

Work

By

Abhijit Pathak

Enrollment no –R2014MH004

DATE-7/10/014

ON THE TOPIC

• SOCIAL ACTIVISM BY

IROM CHANU SHARMILA

What is social action?

• According to Grace Koyle (1937) defined social action as the attempt to change the social environment in ways, which will make life

more satisfactory. It aims to affect not individuals but social institutions, laws,

customs, communities.

ACTIVISM

the policy or action of using vigorous campaigning to

bring about political or social change. (oxford

dictionaries)

Profile

• Born -14th March, 1972.

• Place- Kongal, Imphal, Manipur.

• Qualification – Intermediate.

• Youngest of nine brother and sister.

Kind of activism

She is on the fast from

last fourteen year, thus,

making a record of

holding longest hunger

strike in history. She is

also known as world’s

longest hunger striker.

Cause of activism

• On 2nd November,2000, Assam

rifles on the account of suspicion

shot down 10 civilians in Malom

Bus stop also known as “Malom

Massacre”.

What is AFSPA?

• The full form of AFSPA is Armed Force

(Special Powers ) Act 1958 gives huge powers

to the armed forces of the union; the military

can shoot anyone on suspicion when an area

comes under its purview. No legal action can

be undertaken against the armed forces for

misusing the law without prior approval of the

union government.

Reason for AFSPA

1. Resentment among the Manipuri’s on the

forceful annexation of their princely state

from them.

2. Unethical Naga outfits with their dream of

having a greater Nagaland through integration

of Manipur.

Continued…..

• A joint rebellion of extremist group like PLA,

ULFA spread over Nagaland and Manipur in

1970’S and slogan of liberation has been

raised, the failure of curtailing the rebellion by

state force lead to enforcement of AFSPA in

Nagaland and parts of Manipur called

“disturbed areas”.

Continued…

• But this became draconian because locals were

abducted, tortured, killed without proper

investigation and only on suspicion causing

further resentment among people towards

Indian Union.

Current scenario

• People feel their life with full of awfulness,

live in constant fear of being targeted by army

on false suspicion.

• No consideration of union to curb back AFSPA

from the state.

• Social functioning of the people of the state of

Manipur is being compromised.

Model practiced

Personal social service model

It talks about the benefits which a person should get for his smooth social functioning. It includes: -

• To provide service to those individuals, families etc. whose optimum social functioning is being compromised.

• To spread the social protection on groups which are deliberately prone to exploitation or degradation.

Response

Conclusion