Category Archives: Storytelling

“Having grown up within the largely oral Khasi community in Meghalaya, whose creative expressions mainly comprised song and “iathoh khana” (storytelling), it puzzled me that, in none of the canonical creative writing textbooks, had I come across a discussion on the influences of oral storytelling on craft.” – Janice Pariat in “Decolonising creative writing: It’s about not conforming to techniques of the western canon” (Scroll.in, 4 July 2021)
https://scroll.in/article/999215/decolonising-creative-writing-its-about-not-conforming-to-techniques-of-the-western-canon
https://indiantribalheritage.org/?p=3382

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Native Knowledge 360°: To promote improvement of teaching and learning – USA, Canada, Mexico, Central America & South America

Posted on 05/02/2023 by website administrator

Source: email from Kevin Gover (Pawnee), DirectorNational Museum of the American Indian31 January 2018

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Video | The festival that gives freedom to women to make choices about their marriage: A tradition for over 250 years – Odisha

Posted on 01/02/2023 by website administrator

Source: Unique Tribal Wedding CustomsAddress : http://www.videovolunteers.org/unique-tribal-wedding-customs/Date Visited: 15 December 2022

Posted in Commentary, Community facilities, Customs, Eastern region – Eastern Zonal Council, Education and literacy, History, Media portrayal, Modernity, Organizations, Quotes, Revival of traditions, Seasons and festivals, Social conventions, Storytelling, Video resources - external, Women | Comments Off on Video | The festival that gives freedom to women to make choices about their marriage: A tradition for over 250 years – Odisha

eBook | Download comic books as PDFs: Free resources for rural education and health care – Unicef

Posted on 29/01/2023 by website administrator

Read or download this and more Meena comic books on Archive.org >> Source: UNICEF ROSA – Media centre – Meena Communication InitiativeAddress: https://www.unicef.org/meena/Date Visited: 3 November 2018 The Meena Communication InitiativeWho is Meena? Meena is a cartoon character from South Asia. She … Continue reading →

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Two novels on West Ghat tribal cultural heritage: Changing perceptions of land and its ownership – Kerala & Tamil Nadu

Posted on 27/01/2023 by website administrator

Two novels that capture local history in English translationEach novel is written from a different angle, yet both chronicle the lives of people attached to their land and customs while facing the pressures imposed by mainstream society: one by male … Continue reading →

Posted in Adivasi / Adibasi, Assimilation, Childhood, Colonial policies, Constitution and Supreme Court, Customs, Economy and development, Education and literacy, History, Literature - fiction, Modernity, Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Nilgiri Biosphere, Quotes, Rural poverty, Seasons and festivals, Social conventions, Southern region – Southern Zonal Council, Storytelling, Tips, Western Ghats – Tribal heritage and ecology, Women, Worship and rituals | Tagged , | Comments Off on Two novels on West Ghat tribal cultural heritage: Changing perceptions of land and its ownership – Kerala & Tamil Nadu

Proper coverage of “deprivation”: Ethical considerations for students of Indian journalism

Posted on 23/01/2023 by website administrator

Asian College of Journalism: Covering Deprivation During the first semester, all students take a required course— the only one of its kind taught by a journalism school anywhere in the world — Covering Deprivation. Deprivation” refers to the inability of … Continue reading →

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