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Academy of Tribal Learning: Ramachandra Guha on its inauguration by writer-activist Mahasweta Devi – Gujarat
In the first week of February 2002, I got a call from the writer Mahasweta Devi. I had met Mahasweta only once—in a boarding house in Delhi where we both happened to be staying—but knew, of course, a great deal about … Continue reading
Posted in Adivasi, Community facilities, Cultural heritage, Education and literacy, Languages and linguistic heritage, Museum collections - India, Names and communities, Organizations, Quotes, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Women
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Lending a voice to the nation’s indigenous population: Adivaani, a trust that publishes books written by Adivasis – Jharkhand and West Bengal
Garima Mishra, Indian Express New Delhi, Sat Apr 27 2013 | Read the full article >> “Why don’t we have an Adivasi voice?”, “Why don’t we have a ‘for and by’ Adivasi publishing house?”, “Where is the authentic Adivasi narrative?” … Continue reading
Posted in Adivasi, Childhood and children, Community facilities, Cultural heritage, History, Languages and linguistic heritage, Media portrayal, Modernity, Names and communities, Press snippets, Revival of traditions, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Storytelling, Tribal culture worldwide
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Adivaani Trust: Kolkata-based publishing house for Adivasi literature – West Bengal
Call for Support: Adivaani—Publishing the Adivasi Voice Adivaani is a new publishing house from Kolkata, which describes itself as a response to the endangered Adivasi cultural and historical heritage. For long, mainstre am publishing in India has neglected the documentation and publication … Continue reading
Posted in Adivasi, Childhood and children, Community facilities, Cultural heritage, Customs, De- and re-tribalisation, Education and literacy, History, Languages and linguistic heritage, Literature - fiction, Literature and bibliographies, Names and communities, Organizations, Resources, Revival of traditions, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Storytelling, Women, Worship and rituals
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Adivasi community event and documentary film screening hosted by Accord – Tamil Nadu
Accord held a meeting in memory of Manoharan who passed away in 2012. He worked with Accord for 20 years. A lecture was delivered by Shashank Kela, author of a recently published book titled ‘A Rogue and Peasant Slave’ dealing … Continue reading
Posted in Adivasi, Community facilities, Education and literacy, History, Maps, Media portrayal, Modernity, Names and communities, Networking, Organizations, Quotes, Tribal culture worldwide
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Kanavu (The Dream) – video documentary by thirdeyefilms
This documentary tells the story of Kanavu (a commune of aadivasi children) in Wynad district in Kerala. The production started in 1998 and the film was completed in 2001. Date Visited: 12-3-13 Original video website More about Kanavu: press snippet … Continue reading
Locating familiar feminist traditions within their own communities: Participants at the National Dalit and Adivasi Women’s Congress – Maharashtra
View a slideshow here >> Excerpts from the Concept Note What does it mean to be a Dalit woman, an Adivasi woman? At this conference, which is conceptualized, organized and co-ordinated by Dalit and Adivasi women, we frame these fundamental … Continue reading
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The Indigenous Peoples Funding and Resource Guide – free download and other resources
The Indigenous Peoples Funding and Resource Guide, which was developed in collaboration with International Funders for Indigenous Peoples and First Peoples Worldwide, has been distributed to hundreds of Indigenous communities and nonprofit organizations in both English and Spanish. more> Source: … Continue reading
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Video | A workshop for tribal children by Balu Diwa – Warli artist from Maharashtra
Posted in Adivasi, Childhood and children, Community facilities, Crafts and visual arts, Cultural heritage, Education and literacy, Media portrayal, Modernity, Organizations, Video contents
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Video | A conversation with Pradeep Marawi – Gondi artist from Bhopal
Pradeep Marawi belongs to the Gond community and is a practising Gondi artist from Bhopal. He and his wife spent a fortnight at the Adivasi Academy to do Gondi painting at the Bhasha Van (Forest of Languages) being created at … Continue reading
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Report on JAGWAR Santal Literary Meet 2013 – Jharkhand
JAGWAR Santal Literary Meet 2013: Santal Onolia Helmel 2013 A Report The first Santal Literary Meet – in Santali named “JAGWAR: Santal Onolia Helmel” – was held at the Johar HRD Centre, Dumka, Jharkhand, on 23-24 January 2013. It began … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood and children, Community facilities, Cultural heritage, Education and literacy, History, Languages and linguistic heritage, Literature - fiction, Misconceptions, Modernity, Music and dance, Names and communities, Networking, Quotes, Rural poverty, Seasons and festivals, Storytelling, Tagore and rural culture, Women
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“Educate them to get people to understand”: promoting cultural awareness through short films and Dreamtime stories – Australia
Published: 5 November 2012 Discover more about the Indigenous community of Mount Gambier, South Australia in this month’s Indigenous.gov.au Closing the Gap community profile. The traditional lands of the Bunganditj (Boandik) people, Mt Gambier is home to a growing Indigenous … Continue reading
Successful citizen journalism by tribals using their mobile phones – Chhattisgarh
V. Kumara Swamy, The Telegraph, Calcutta, Sunday, May 30 , 2010 Bhan Sahu has a question for Bill Gates. She has heard about the Microsoft co-founder’s philanthropic activities and wants to know if mobile communication, like email, can be free. … Continue reading
Slideshow | Community based programmes in remote, drought prone tribal villages – Madhya Pradesh
Chandanpura is a small village in the Bijawar block of Madhya Pradesh. It falls under the rain scarce drought prone area of Bundelkhand. [...] The village Chadanpura is a tribal dominated village. The overall population of village is 296, among … Continue reading
Government schemes and construct community halls for tribal community – Goa
The Times of India, Goa, Oct 13, 2012 PANAJI: Tribal welfare minister Ramesh Tawadkar announced three more schemes for tribal people. Tawadkar announced the “Gagan Bharari Shiksha Yojana” to provide additional financial assistance to scheduled tribe students as the maintenance allowance … Continue reading
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Nomadic and semi nomadic tribes urged to address problems and issues and through their own voice – Rajasthan
The Times of India, Jaipur, 1 September 2012 JAIPUR: Chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday announced that his government is setting up a separate board for inclusive growth of de-notified, nomadic and semi nomadic tribes in the state. Addressing a … Continue reading