A movement for liberty

‘Bedia’- it means the community of the snake charmers. They are nomadic in lifestyle. A significant resemblance can be noticed between the cultural features of the bedias and the culture of the ancient banzara/ gypsy communities. Presently more than 60 (sixty) tribes are located all over India as the diminishing mark of the bedia culture. There are about 8 (eight) hundred thousand of bedias inhabited or resided in India. History tells the bedias are the contemporaries of the tribal peoples as Sabar, Kheria, Hore, and Santhal etc.

Bedia Federation of India is an organization of this community. In our organization we work for the rights for them. This is one of the most neglected communities of our society. Not only the snake charmers we also work for the group of people who hold the show of bears, monkey etc. to earn their living.
There are approximately 8,00,000 people belonged to this community of which 3,50,000 are the members of this organization. Different classes of people are involved in Bedia Federation of India - general people, artists, social workers, writers, students, nature lovers, scientists, teachers, snake lovers and celebrities etc.
Bedia Federation of India (BFI) is the first organization in the world that is working for the rights of the community of snake charmers. We fight for the development of snake charmers and other Bedia people. We demand education, health, and social security for Bedia community.
B.F.I is also working for conservation of the snake. In modern world when in every country the ecological balance is in big danger then we work for maintaining ecological balance. We believe that maintaining ecological balance is the primary duty of every human being. We say SAVE SNAKE, SAVE SNAKE CHARMERS and SAVE NATURE.
The organization was founded on 17th Feb 2007. A small group of people of science movement and Bedia community came together and decided to fight for their demand and create awareness. Thus formed the Bedia Federation of India.
The founder members are Mr. Goutam Banerjee, Miru Sapuriya, Kalu Sapuriya, Kder Sapuriya, Ashok Mandal and Raktim Das.