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Korwa dialect on the verge of extinction – Jharkhand

Posted on 27/05/2012 by website administrator

SANTOSH K. KIRO, The Telegraph, Calcutta, Wednesday , March 28 , 2012 Vanishing dialect of a primitive tribe A study on tribal tongues, sponsored by Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL)-Mysore and carried out by scholars and students of Ranchi University, has … Continue reading →

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Unicef packages: tribal languages as the medium of instruction for children – Jharkhand

Posted on 05/03/2012 by website administrator

  SANTOSH K. KIRO, The Telegraph, Calcutta 3 March 2012 At a time when the state is red-faced about rural primary schoolchildren clueless in class, Unicef (Jharkhand) has embarked upon a pioneering project of preparing textbooks in tribal and regional … Continue reading →

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