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Implementation of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act poses the biggest challenge for the education system of India – United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education
Dr. Kishore Singh, Foundation Day Lecture, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education, 5th March 2012 New Delhi [...] Monitoring the implementation of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, enacted by Parliament in August … Continue reading
“The Experience of Translating Raktakarabi”: Special Lecture at Visva-Bharati by Dr. Boro Baski – West Bengal
VISVA-BHARATI Department of Santhali and Patha Chakra jointly present Special Lecture by Dr. Boro Baski Principal, Rolfschoembs Vidyashram (A Non formal Santhal School) On “The Experience of Translating Raktakarabi” 23 February 2013, Saturday, at 4.00 p.m at the Central Library … 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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Representing tribal peasants with the grace and dignity – Ramkinkar Baij’s sculpture “Santhal Family”
Ramkinkar Baij’s rebellion was against himself, he renewed himself constantly [...] Baij, as famous for his reticence as for his single-minded devotion to art, will be remembered through an exhibition of 500 paintings, his sketch-books and sculptures apart from photographs … Continue reading
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Tagore’s commitment to Santali villages near Santiketan – UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Keeping Rabindranath’s ideas in mind, Surendranath Kar prepared the architectural plan and Nandalal Bose [>>Wikipedia] prepared the visual perspective based on the Borobudur style. The entire outside wall was decorated with beautiful relief work by Kala-Bhavana students under the guidance … Continue reading
Posted in Assimilation, Community facilities, Cultural heritage, Economy and development, Education and literacy, History, Modernity, Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Quotes, Revival of traditions, Tagore and rural culture
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Adivasi profound influence on modern Indian art – The Triumph of Modernism by Partha Mitter
[Primitivism in modern Indian art] drew on adibasis. [...] At Santiniketan, art was to be an integral part of an all-rounded education; Tagore had long considered Abanindranath’s pupil Nandalal [Bose] the best person to give this shape. The Triumph of … Continue reading
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Publications Division
[...] Publications Division (PD) is one of the leading publishing houses of the country and the largest in public sector. It is a repository of books and journals for highlighting matters of national importance and India’s rich and diverse cultural … Continue reading
Rabindranath Tagore – pioneer in rural education
A most important truth, which we are apt to forget, is that a teacher can never truly teach unless he is still learning himself. A lamp can never light another lamp unless it continues to burn its own flame. Visva-Bharati … Continue reading
Dance – an integral part of all festivities of the Santhal community
Dance is an integral part of all festivities of the Santhal community. It is not only a performing art, but a way of life for them. To celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, Sangeet Natak Akademi organized Enek … Continue reading
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Teaching Santal children by Boro Baski
India is seen as an emerging major player in the global economy, but this progress has not yet reached the country’s tribal people. They comprise eight percent of the population. Many tribal children cannot cope with the dilemma of either … Continue reading
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Santali writer Somai Kisku honoured with prestigious Tagore awards
Purba Dutt May 10, 2011, 12.30pm IST Santali writer Somai Kisku was recently honoured with the prestigious Tagore Literature Awards 2010, instituted by Samsung in collaboration with Sahitya Akademi. He was awarded for his work Namalia, first published in the … Continue reading
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Can Bollywood shatter India’s caste system? Treating delicate subjects with intelligence, sensitivity and creativity
By Mari Marcel Thekaekara, New Internationalist, July 13, 2012 Recently, Aamir Khan – leading film star and household name all over the India where Bollywood reigns supreme – began a prime-time show tackling India’s most serious issues. And the whole country is … Continue reading →