Category Archives: Poetry

Nirmala Putul: A Santal poet questioning ‘development’ and ‘progress’ in modern civilization

Posted on 22/05/2013 by website administrator

Mountain Child by Nirmala Putul The mountain child — a fragment of the mountain — plays in the lap of the mountain Toddling up the mountain he plants his feet in the mountain soil to rise like a mountain in … Continue reading →

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JAGWAR Santal Literary Meet 2013 (23-24 January): Johar HRD Centre, Dumka – Jharkhand

Posted on 12/01/2013 by website administrator

View a slideshow Press coverage Report SANTAL ONOLIA HELMEL 2013 Introduction: For centuries, a large proportion of India’s rich literary heritage was conserved in oral form in the tribal/ indigenous/ adivasi languages of India. After these tribal languages were reduced … Continue reading →

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Video | Setu “bridge” on Adivasi poet and publisher Jeetendra Vasava belonging to the Narmada region – Gujarat

Posted on 09/12/2012 by website administrator

The clip is called Setu, meaning bridge and features Jeetendra Vasava, a young writer belonging to the Narmada region in south Gujarat. Jeetendra speaks Dehwali, a tribal language spoken in regions of south Gujarat and northern Maharashtra. Jeetendra is a faculty … Continue reading →

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A poem by Maori writer Hone Tuwhare (1922-2008)

Posted on 09/10/2012 by website administrator

A Rainy Day with Hone Tuwhare Hotere: Out the Black Window. Ralph Hotere’s Work with New Zealand Poets. Auckland Art Gallery / Toi o Taamaki, 4 July – 9 September. I can hear you making small holes in the silence … Continue reading →

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Indigenous poetry featured at the 2012 Frankfurt Book Fair – New Zealand

Posted on 09/10/2012 by website administrator

The inspiration for this project was a desire to bring to life quotes from great New Zealand authors. Created by Storybox and National Park the project was commissioned by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage for New Zealand ‘ s … Continue reading →

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Adivasi poetry – probing into the culture of the ex-tea garden labourers (Assam)

Posted on 16/11/2011 by website administrator

The Hindu, July 31, 2010 Ashley Tellis A close, felt observation of the world defines the poetry of Kamal Kumar Tanti, which probes into the culture of the Adivasi ex-tea garden labourers in Assam. He speaks to Ashley Tellis on … Continue reading →

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The city’s late discovery of the forest – art camp at Kallar (Kerala)

Posted on 31/10/2011 by website administrator

The Hindu, METRO PLUS, September 8, 2011 ART CAMP ‘The Bridge,’ organised by Gowry Art Institute at Kallar, provided a forum for creative individuals from all walks of life to synergise their thoughts on the arts [...] Artist Sajitha Shankar’s Gowry … Continue reading →

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Publications Division

Posted on 04/08/2011 by website administrator

[...] 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 →

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Rabindranath Tagore – pioneer in rural education

Posted on 02/08/2011 by website administrator

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 →

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