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Category Archives: Poetry
Nirmala Putul: A Santal poet questioning ‘development’ and ‘progress’ in modern civilization
Mountain Child by Nirmala Putul The mountain child —a fragment of the mountain —plays in the lap of the mountain Toddling up the mountainhe plants his feet in the mountain soilto rise like a mountainin the land of mountains The … Continue reading
Posted in Adivasi / Adibasi, Childhood, Literature - fiction, Modernity, Poetry, Quotes, Santali language and literature, Storytelling, Success story, Women
Tagged Santal (Santhal)
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Poetry on the beauty of nature and its close association with mankind: “Tribal literature is as rich as any other literature in the world”
Mizo writer Darchhawna, who was awarded the Padmashree recently, praised tribal literature at a conference here today. He spoke on the concluding day of the Tribal Literary Conference and said tribal literature is as rich as any other literature in … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts and visual arts, Cultural heritage, Customs, Education and literacy, History, Languages and linguistic heritage, Literature - fiction, Misconceptions, Music and dance, Nature and wildlife, Organizations, Poetry, Quotes, Revival of traditions, Social conventions, Storytelling, Women, Worship and rituals
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Survey of the living languages of India in present time (PLSI) – carried out by persons who belong to the respective speech communities or have worked closely with them
The People’s Linguistic Survey of India (PLSI) is a comprehensive survey of the living languages of India in present time. The first such survey since George Grierson’s Linguistic Survey of India carried out between 1894 and 1928, the PLSI is being carried out … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood, Eastern region – Eastern Zonal Council, Education and literacy, Endangered language, Ethnobotany and ethnomedicine, Figures, census and other statistics, Film, Government of India, History, Languages and linguistic heritage, Literature - fiction, Networking, Organizations, Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG), Performing arts, Poetry, Press snippets, Quotes, Regions of India – Tribal heritage & indigenous knowledge, Revival of traditions, Santali language and literature, Tribal culture worldwide, Tribal identity
Tagged Asur, Bhil, Bodo, Garo, Gond, Ho, Khasi, Kui, Majhi, Munda, Santal (Santhal), Saura
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Gojri one of the richest languages in terms of modern and traditional literature – Jammu and Kashmir
Gojri belongs to the central group of the Indo-Aryan language family and is closely related to Mewati, a language spoken in north eastern Rajasthan. Gojri is spoken in northern Afghanistan, northern Pakistan, and the former state of Jammu and Kashmir … Continue reading
Posted in Customs, Ecology and environment, Education and literacy, Government of India, Languages and linguistic heritage, Literature - fiction, Modernity, Names and communities, Networking, Poetry, Press snippets, Tribal culture worldwide
Tagged Bakerwal, Gujjar
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