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“Fire in our Hearts”: Award winning tribal documentary – Thane/New York
A documentary film made by fifteen year-old Jayshree Janu Kharpade, a tribal girl from Wada taluka of Thane district, has won an award in the Asian American Film Festival held in New York recently [in 2012]. Jayashree, who studies in … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Adivasi / Adibasi, Childhood, Education and literacy, Film, Globalization, Media portrayal, Organizations, Press snippets, Rural poverty, Seasons and festivals, Success story, Tribal culture worldwide
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eJournal | “Environmental groups and movements have been at the forefront of efforts to democratize state institutions”
[…] In India, as elsewhere, colonialism is “first, foremost and always” about land. As in North America and Africa, the policing of reserve forests has often resulted in what amounts to ethnic cleansing, with Indigenous peoples being evicted from their … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Adivasi / Adibasi, Adverse inclusion, Colonial policies, Customs, Democracy, eBook eJournal ePaper, Ecology and environment, Education and literacy, Ekalavya (Eklavya, Eklabya), EMR & Factory schools, Forest Rights Act (FRA), Government of India, Health and nutrition, History, Literature and bibliographies, Misconceptions, Modernity, Nature and wildlife, Organizations, Quotes, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Sacred grove, Success story, Tourism, Tribal culture worldwide, Tribal identity, Worship and rituals
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Audio | Historical recordings of Santali songs (1931): Arnold Bake’s recordings at Kairabani – Jharkhand
In Kairabani [Arnold Bake] photographed Santali pupils playing their instruments at the mission, but he seems to have been dissatisfied with the sober ambience of the premises. To also have a picture of a Santali musician in a natural environment, … Continue reading
Posted in Eastern region – Eastern Zonal Council, History, Languages and linguistic heritage, Misconceptions, Music and dance, Musicology, Names and communities, Organizations, Santal Parganas, Santali language and literature, Worship and rituals
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Video | Ekalavya discussed in an interview with noted Kenyan writer Ngugi wa Thiong’o
Writers Talk Politics | Ngugi wa Thiong’o in conversation with Sudhanva Deshpande Commenting on Ekalavya “who ends up being disabled despite that Dhrona never really taught him – he taught himself – but even with that he is disabled so … Continue reading →