Category Archives: Cultural heritage

Academy of Tribal Learning: Ramachandra Guha on its inauguration by writer-activist Mahasweta Devi – Gujarat

Posted on 19/05/2013 by website administrator

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 →

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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

Posted on 19/05/2013 by website administrator

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 →

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Video | Hul Sengel: The Spirit of the Santal Revolution (1855) – Jharkhand

Posted on 13/05/2013 by website administrator

Watch a film produced on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Santal Hul ["Santal revolution" of 1855-56] >> Director and Producer: Daniel J. Rycroft, University of East Anglia Co-Director: Joy Raj Tudu (Indian Confederation of Indigenous & Tribal People) Co-Producer: D. … Continue reading →

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Slideshow | Celebrating the Adibasi Baha Parab Flower festival 2013 – West Bengal

Posted on 06/05/2013 by website administrator

Photos: courtesy Boro Baski, Ghosaldanga Bishnubati Adibasi Trust © 2013 About three thousand people from several villages took part in this year’s Santal flower festival celebrations. The Ashadullapur Gramin Silpa & Sastha Bidhan Kendra, the crafts training centre founded by Sanyasi Lohar … Continue reading →

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Adivaani Trust: Kolkata-based publishing house for Adivasi literature – West Bengal

Posted on 30/04/2013 by website administrator

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 →

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Bushmen, the original people of southern Africa, regain the right to live on their ancestral lands – Botswana

Posted on 11/04/2013 by website administrator

A celebration of the Bushmen’s historic court victory against their expulsion from their ancestral lands, weaving together photos and testimonies showing their profound connection to their homelands. The Bushmen are the original people of southern Africa. They can uniquely claim … Continue reading →

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Storytelling and local history in tribal school curriculum: Gudalur region (Nilgiri) – Tamil Nadu

Posted on 07/04/2013 by website administrator

March 27th, 2013  [...] A few of us have been busy over the last few weeks. We are trying to find ways to share stories of our local history with other in our school and family. For many years, the … Continue reading →

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Book review: A Rogue and Peasant Slave by Shashank Kela

Posted on 06/04/2013 by website administrator

STAN THEKAEKARA, Indian Express, 5-1-2013 The Nine Per Cent An incisive account of adivasi survival, from colonial risings to contemporary insurgencies IS IT an anthropological study by an academic, a textbook by a historian, a political polemic by an activist … Continue reading →

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Shivaratri celebrations by the Kota community in the Nilgiri mountains – Tamil Nadu

Posted on 04/04/2013 by website administrator

View a video and two slideshows taken during Shivaratri, the main annual festival celebtrated by the Kota community Video | Kota women’s dance Video | Kota dance Slideshow | Kota dance and music Slideshow | Kota game More videos, slideshows and background information provided … Continue reading →

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A significant cultural moment among the Bodos: The literary rebirth of a compelling character in Indira Goswami’s novel “The Bronze Sword of Thengphakhri Tehsildar” – Assam

Posted on 03/04/2013 by website administrator

ARUNI KASHYAP, The Hindu, March 2, 2013 Indira Goswami’s novel on the legendary Bodo heroine Thengphakhri was not just about the life of a forgotten heroine, but also an attempt to reignite interest in an under-represented region of Assam’s history. I … Continue reading →

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Slideshow | Community screening of documentary “Have you seen the Arana?” in Gudalur – Tamil Nadu

Posted on 30/03/2013 by website administrator

Bangalore-based filmmaker Sunanda Bhat was invited by ACCORD for a community screening of her award winning documentary ”Have you seen the Arana?” on 24 March 2013 in Gudalur. Her audience comprised students, their teachers and other members of the different Adivasi communities of … Continue reading →

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Interview with Richard K. Wolf on his study titled “The Black Cow’s Footprint: Time, Space, and Music in the Lives of the Kotas of South India”

Posted on 26/03/2013 by website administrator

Excerpt from an interview with Richard K. Wolf, author of an award-winning study of Kota culture: The Black Cow’s Footprint: Time, Space, and Music in the Lives of the Kotas of South India (Permanent Black, Delhi 2005 ISBN 81-7824-126-9) and University of Illinois … Continue reading →

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Video | Learning from one another: An international exchange programme “for a new future for the Ainu people” – Japan

Posted on 25/03/2013 by website administrator

In January 2012, a Maori leader, Te Ururoa Flavell visited Ainumosir (Hokkaido) and Tokyo and witnessed the work Ainu people are doing in their communities to revitalize their culture, language, and rights. He immediately suggested that Ainu youth come to … Continue reading →

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Flower festival ‘Baha Parab’: celebration on 24th March 2013 at Ghosaldanga – West Bengal

Posted on 19/03/2013 by website administrator

  A glimpse of Baha Parab 2012 This year Ghosaldanga Bishnubati Adibasi Trust is celebrating its traditional and religious festival ‘Baha Parab’ (flower festival) on 24th March 2013 at Ghosaldanga. The day-night festival will be observed with religious rituals by … Continue reading →

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Machu Picchu: UNESCO World Heritage site close to some of the world’s last uncontacted tribes – Peru

Posted on 16/03/2013 by website administrator

In 2007, Machu Picchu was declared one of the seven new wonders of the world. Today, the lives of uncontacted tribes in the same valley are threatened by gas and oil extraction. [...] Every year, nearly 1 million tourists visit … Continue reading →

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Tribal languages face extinction as “young people want to be part of the mainstream culture” – Uttarakhand

Posted on 15/03/2013 by website administrator

Tip: for more information on the work of the “Central Institute of Indian Languages” and “Bharat Bhasha Vikas Yojana” mentioned in this article, use Google custom search – Indian press coverage of tribal culture; click Search select periodicals >> Excerpts from The Telegraph, … Continue reading →

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Tribal traditions, colonial history and the birth of a modern state – Jharkhand

Posted on 02/03/2013 by website administrator

Forests and woodlands occupy more than 29% of the state which is amongst the highest in India – www.jharkhand.gov.in | More  information and official statistics here >> The region enshrouded in the hills and forests inaccessible to a large segment of … Continue reading →

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Video | Hanmi: A Treasure Trove of Oral Heritage – Karnataka

Posted on 23/02/2013 by website administrator

Published on Oct 13, 2012 Hanmi is the one of the few artists who has mastered the oral epic songs and other verbal art. She belongs to Gamokkalu tribe from Uttara Kannada district Karnataka. Sadly now Hanmi is the only … Continue reading →

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The Story of the Totem Pole: Indians of the Northwest Coast of the United States and Canada

Posted on 14/02/2013 by website administrator

The large interactive family exhibition The Story of the Totem Pole focuses on the Indians of the Northwest Coast of the United States and Canada. International masterpieces combined with the finest from its own collection, supplemented by modern art, topical … Continue reading →

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Video | 2012 tribal festival at the Central University of Jharkhand campus

Posted on 11/02/2013 by website administrator
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Disseminating information about the work of Native Americans in media: Native Networks – Washington DC

Posted on 09/02/2013 by website administrator

In 2001 the NMAI [ National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI)] has launched the Native Networks Website to welcome you to the field of Native media throughout the Americas. The site provides information about new productions and media makers, current … Continue reading →

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Slideshow | Revitalizing the Tribal Research and Training Institutes placed under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs at the Adivasi Academy Tejgadh – Gujarat

Posted on 08/02/2013 by website administrator

A special workshop was hosted by the Adivasi Academy & Museum of Adivasi Voice at Tejgadh. It provided the Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Ms Vibha Puri Das, IAS, Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, with an opportunity to familiarize herself with the cultural practices and … Continue reading →

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Video | A workshop for tribal children by Balu Diwa – Warli artist from Maharashtra

Posted on 06/02/2013 by website administrator
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Providing unique learning experiences: the family-friendly imagiNATIONS Activity Center of the National Museum of the American Indian – Washington DC

Posted on 03/02/2013 by website administrator

Open every day, the interactive, family-friendly imagiNATIONS Activity Center provides visitors of all ages with a multitude of unique learning experiences. Native peoples have always used the natural environments around them to meet their needs, and today many of their … Continue reading →

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Report on JAGWAR Santal Literary Meet 2013 – Jharkhand

Posted on 01/02/2013 by website administrator

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 →

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