Category Archives: Languages and linguistic heritage

All languages created by human communities are our collective cultural heritage. Therefore, it is our collective responsibility to ensure that they do not face the global phonocide let loose in our time. – Prof. Ganesh Devy lecture at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore (26 September 2010)

Tip | Explore India’s leading periodicals, online journals and portals: Up-to-date information on tribal culture, ecology, education and other success stories

Posted on 25/05/2019 by website administrator

Search tips In the above search window, enter several combinations of search words, regions of India and names while including “tribal” or “tribe” in order to get a good impression of indigenous customs, education, crafts, endangered languages, or rights laid down … Continue reading →

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Community-based initiatives in search of collaborative partnerships: Digital audiovisual archives facilitated by Adivasi Academy at Tejgadh – Gujarat

Posted on 24/05/2019 by website administrator

DIGITAL COMMUNITY ARCHIVES FOR VERNACULAR MUSICS: CASES FROM INDIA Aditi Deo (University of Oxford) | Read the full article here >> […] This article draws upon ethnographic research in small towns in north India with local small-scale initiatives to archive oral … Continue reading →

Posted in Adivasi, Colonial policies, Community facilities, Cultural heritage, History, Languages and linguistic heritage, Maps, Modernity, Museum collections - India, Music and dance, Musicology, Names and communities, Networking, Organizations, Quotes, Success story, Western region | Tagged | Comments Off on Community-based initiatives in search of collaborative partnerships: Digital audiovisual archives facilitated by Adivasi Academy at Tejgadh – Gujarat

Acknowledging indigenous peoples’ stewardship: Contributions to earth’s biodiversity – Cultural Survival

Posted on 21/05/2019 by website administrator

It is no coincidence that 80 percent of the earth’s biodiversity is found on Indigenous lands. It is because of Indigenous people’s stewardship and relationship with the environment. | Read the full text here: https://www.culturalsurvival.org/issues >> However, governments in Indigenous Peoples’ homelands … Continue reading →

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Heralding social and economic actions: Hunting and food gathering in Durwa culture – Bastar

Posted on 23/04/2019 by website administrator

“Just as hunting is also about territory, the actions of food gathering links Durwa culture to language and metaphor to perceptions in ecology, and gives it a unique vantage from which to view a forest based lifestyle.” | Read the … Continue reading →

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Lending a voice to the nation’s indigenous population: Adivaani, a trust that publishes books written by Adivasis – Jharkhand and West Bengal

Posted on 21/04/2019 by website administrator

Garima Mishra, Indian Express New Delhi, Sat Apr 27 2013 | Read the full article >>“Why don’t we have an Adivasi voice?”, “Why don’t we have a ‘for and by’ Adivasi publishing house?”, “Where is the authentic Adivasi narrative?” These questions had … Continue reading →

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