Dr.Heera Meena the Auteur and Luminary in her own filed and completed her studies after the marriage with the support of the Partner. Started writing after the marriage . she is an accedemician and writer handling socio economic issues. She never ignore the problems of the tribal and fighting for the rights of tribals . She using the writing as a strong weapon against injustice.
Dr.Heera Meena Born on 30th April 197 at Sodala, Jaipur in Rajasthan in a Mina Tribe Family. Parents are Rookma Mina and Babu Lal Mina. She started her education in Government Senior Secondary Schoo at Solada, in Rajasthan. She finished her secondary education in Kumawat School at sodala in Rajasthan.
Dr.Heera Mina finished her B.A in Maharani College, Jaipur Rajasthan on 1991, M.A Politics in Rajasthan University at Jaipur in 1993, M.A, Hindi Literature, in Rajasthan University at Jaipur on 1999, B.Ed, Hindi Literature in Rajasthan Universit at Jaipur, 2007, Hindi Journalism on 2008 , M.Phil on 2009, NET qualified on 2009, PhD awared on 2016 , successfully worked as Assistant Otofessor(Ad hoc) at delhi University for a period of 4 years and 8 month.
She chaired National and international seminars in many special occasions. So many articles published and tried to reveal the social life of Tibal community especially Mina community in her writing. Her Poems lightening the social and cultural life of the Tribe especially mina community. Her major works are :Womens condition and direction in maitreyi Pushpas Novel, Universal birth place that is collection of tribal poems, Call of the people that is also poems, Ancient traditions of oral literature and song, Meena Wedding songs and village culture.
Dr.Heera Mina following a life that enlightened others and her daughter also educated and married without gave dowry. And she always raise her voice against injustice and fight for justice. Her writing also very power full tool for establishing the rights and documenting the history and way of life of Tribal community. Dr. Heera Mina write her works in Meeni language and focused in the area of culture, tribal identity, ancestral tradition, nature,documentation of oral image literature, collection and preservation of oral literature, contemporary tribal issues along with history. She also a fighter and organized many protest for tribal communities across the country along with other community members. “Demandig to implement Tribal column in the Census at national level for implementing the identity of all the Tribal communities permanently” – Dr.Heera Mina
Rajasthan, including Udaipur, Dungarpur, Banswara, and Chittorgarh districts, and (b) those residing in the northeastern regions, encompassing Jaipur, Alwar, Sawai Madhopur, and Bharatpur districts.
Socially, the Meena community is segmented into twelve Pals, thirty-two Tads, and fifty-two Gotras (clans). Each Pal is inhabited by members of a single Gotra or bloodline. Presently, several other castes and tribal groups from different regions have also settled in these Pals to varying extents. The Meena Kshatriyas are further divided into thirty-two sects, referred to as Tads, comprising fourteen major and eighteen minor sub-sects. Marriage within the same clan (Gotra) is strictly prohibited in Meena society.
Certain clans are socially avoided, and members of these clans are spread across Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Punjab, and other states, often adopting different names and surnames. In the Bhopal division, Meena clans include Upara, Nananya, Kankarwa, Dumal, Ghungaria, Singadiya, Dhanawat, Badawat, Diariya, Sastiya, Chauhan, Chulawat, Gunawat, and Tatu. In Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh), the Meena tribe is also known as Maina or Pardeshi.
