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Ruby Hembrom on Adivaani’s prize for English writing on indigenous ideology, thought and knowledge – International Day for the World’s Indigenous Peoples

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Read the full interview here >> Budhaditya Bhattacharya, The Hindu, NEW DELHI, August 30, 2013 Ruby Hembrom on Adivaani and the challenges of publishing Adivasi writing in English On August 8 this year, the eve of International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, Ruby Hembrom decided to institute Adivasi Pickle, a “prize for indigenous ideology, thought … Read more

Calling fellow Adivasis to share more about themselves: Adivaani’s new initiative on the United Nations International Day for the World’s Indigenous Peoples

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[…] We’ve instituted a small prize of a book, out of love, on the International Day for the World’s Indigenous Peoples, August 9th, 2013. We’re short on what we can give, but we’re long on good wishes, hope and solidarity: you write, we publish. That’s the deal! We believe the time for us to do … Read more

Tip | In pictures: Tribal festivals showcase human diversity – Survival’s new photographic gallery

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Click here or on the image for more photographs and information >> Survival’s new photographic gallery features unique insights into tribal festivals held in honor of the lands that sustain them and the spirits that watch over them, but also highlights some of the threats facing tribal peoples today as they are driven off their … Read more

A book touching on every aspect of the Adivasi situation: Whose country is it anyway?

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The book Whose country is it anyway? is Gladson Dungdung’s attempt to tell the story of his people and their struggle. It was published by Adivaani and launched on Feb. 7th 2013 at the Delhi World Book Fair by Himanshu Kumar, Swami Agnivesh and Felix Padel. Source: ‘It’s time Adivasis wrote, spoke about their anguish’ | JHARKHAND … Read more

Causes for the tiger’s decline: Scientists point towards hunting by the British and by Indian and Mughal princes, agriculture and urbanisation

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Michael Parker, The Hindu, July 29, 2013 The tiger population has dropped precipitously from around 40,000 in 1850 to fewer than 2,000 today, and as their numbers and habitat have shrunk, so has their choice of mating partners. The findings will come as a blow to the Indian government, whose conservationists believe that several years of rising … Read more