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“Asking, we walk”: A book on listening to the stories of those who dwell there

Asking, we walk: The South as New Political Imaginary: Edited by Corinne Kumar; Streelekha Publications, 33/1-9, Thyagaraj Layout, Jaibharath Nagar, Bangalore-560033. Rs. 2400. Sruthi Krishnan, The Hindu, 12 November 2013 …

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Remembering the “Honorary Santal named Rabindranath Tagore”: Writers and artists recall his courageous response in the face of injustice

Anjana Basu, Outlook (Opinion), 13 October 2015  […] The odd thing was that it all started in Santhal land where an honorary Santhal named Rabindranath Tagore threw  his knighthood in …

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As obesity and diabetes spread “like wildfire” throughout India, traditional foods can make a difference: Tribal elders enjoy better health thanks to a more balanced diet

The world’s most important contemporary food movement Phrang Roy, coordinator of the Indigenous Partnership for Agro-biodiversity and Food Sovereignty, talks of how Slow Food began as the dream of a …

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“Languages cannot be preserved by making dictionaries or grammars”: Discoveries and proposals made by the People’s Linguistic Survey of India

What Is People’s Linguistic Survey of India? The People’s Linguistic Survey of India is a right based movement for carrying out a nation wide survey to identify, document and understand …

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Video | Listen to the voices of the world’s unheard communities – videovolunteers.org

Eind is a popular festival of the Munda tribal community in Jharkhand. Community Correspondent Warles Surin shows the celebrations and tells the history of the festival. Community Correspondents come from …

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eJournal | “Folk practitioners are an integral part of one of India’s many local cultures”: New light on a wide spectrum of Traditional Indian Medicine (TIM)

Maarten Bode, “Traditional Indian Medicine (TIM) is not just Ayurveda” in IIAS Newsletter (International Institute for Asian Studies) | No.70 | Spring 2015, p. 47 The manifesto in the Focus …

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Gond art and its counterparts in India and Australia: Comparing the works of Bhil, Gond and Rathwa tribal artists – Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat

Brinda Suri, Deccan Herald, Oct 19, 2014 | To read the full article, click here >> One of the most primitive art forms in India, Bhil paintings have gained global acclaim. …

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Video | In search of new tools to rediscover First Nations culture: Popular music that connects American and Canadian artists – Canada

Montreal film director Mathieu Favreau’s most recent video on Canadian native rapper Daybi is a tribute to the artist and his community. Currently residing with his son on the Kahnawake …