Tribal Cultural Heritage in India
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Santali is one of India’s many Adivasi languages. Today, seven different alphabets are used to write in it. Some argue that this great variety does not help the community’s development. …
Suggested reading with additional information on this website Marginalised but not Defeated by Tarun Kanti Bose (a seasoned public interest journalist) reviewed by Amit Sengupta: The book travels across the …
The Santali translation of Rabindranath Tagore’s Raktakarabi by Dr. Boro Baski was published by the Sahitya Akademi (www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in) in 2016. Free copies are available from [email protected] “The Jinn of that …
Source: Roots and Branches: The Lifeworld of an Enlightened Villager in West Bengal: Documentary on Santal educationist Boro Baski (2017) by © Ronald Kurt
Santal educationist Dr. Boro Baski describes the effects of the ‘Pass-Fail’ policy introduced by the West Bengal government in an essay published on on 25th November 2019 by the Bengali …
JAGWARSantal Literary Meet 2013: Santal Onolia Helmel 2013A Report The first Santal Literary Meet – in Santali named “JAGWAR: Santal Onolia Helmel” – was held at the Johar HRD Centre, …
Several Organizations promoting the welfare of India’s tribal communities have enlisted the services of professionals: the Success stories associated with Accord, the Video Volunteers and many committed journalists working for India’s periodicals; information specialists starting a literacy project; …
[…] “Santhal children are compelled to leave behind the culture they grew up in , whenever they go in for modern education and learning the rudiments of the three r’s. …