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Constructive action is our only future – Prof. Ganesh Devy on the “adivasiness of the tribals” in Gujarat

Posted on 11/01/2021 by website administrator

WHEN Gujarat was burning between 27 February and 4 March [2002], the tribal belt on the eastern border of Gujarat was quiet. The only exception was the two districts of Panchmahals for which Godhra is the main town. Elsewhere in … Continue reading →

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Adivasi Stories from Gujarat – Bhasha Research and Publication Centre (Vadodara) – Gujarat

Posted on 05/01/2021 by website administrator

Free eBook download >> Tips Click the full screen button for convenient reading and searching For specific objects , type words like “Dehwali”, “music”, “dance”, “buffalo” etc. into the search field labelled search inside this book (seen on the right top of the Archive.org window) … Continue reading →

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Adivasis rejected the British knowledge and “chose to remain outside the colonial economy and social discourse”: Ganesh Devy – A View of Higher Education in India

Posted on 09/12/2020 by website administrator

Adivasis confronted the British. They fought the British. They resisted the Raj in every possible way, did not accept the British Raj at all. Adivasis chose to remain outside the colonial economy and social discourse. Even when the universities came … Continue reading →

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“They do so not just for themselves but for the larger good of the country and the ecological health of the world”: In support of a syllabus reflecting Adivasi knowledge systems and ways of life

Posted on 28/11/2020 by website administrator

KISS is a boarding school exclusively for Adivasi children based in Bhubaneswar. Founder Achyuta Samanta is the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Lok Sabha MP from Kandhamal, Odisha. KISS houses about 30,000 girls and boys of different Adivasi communities from Odisha, … Continue reading →

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Mahatma Gandhi interested in promoting the Adivasi culture – Adivasi Sanskriti Sangam in New Delhi

Posted on 28/11/2020 by website administrator

The Hindu, New Delhi, November 22, 2011 To foster a better understanding of the unique lifestyle of tribal communities, Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti is hosting a three-day cultural event of Adivasi communities at Gandhi Darshan opposite Raj Ghat here beginning … Continue reading →

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