“[I]ndigenous people in India also feel the claustrophobic confines of their identity which has been imposed on them by others, be it the colonial administrator, the colonial anthropologist.” – Santali poet, scholar and translator Ivy Imogene Hansdak in “Is tribal identity relevant in today’s world?”, Inaugural Speech, National Conference “Tribes In Transition-II: Reaffirming Indigenous Identity Through Narrative” (2017)
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BY J. SWAMINATHAN (excerpts from pp. 119-126, India International Centre Quarterly, Vol. 19, No. 1/2) To presume that Adivasi artists lack the sense of perspective because of mental deficiency or the technical incapacity of ‘proper’ representation is to insult both intelligence and art. Moreover to think that the primitive is not aware of the sense … Read more
Uploaded on Nov 15, 2009 This video is an introduction to the Oral History Project by Tamarind Tree, Dahanu. It provides a glimpse of the oral folklore, myths and legends of the Warlis and Konkanas – tribal communities residing in western India. Source: ▶ Oral History – YouTube Address : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w_2vncBMNM&list=PL6F8FF0BA53B5F2D9 Date Visited: Mon Feb … Read more
India has many museums and galleries with “tribal collections”. Several of these are shown on a special map seen under the menu Maps. Related posts On this website updates are readily found under two main categories: Museum collections – general Museum collections – India
Tips To familiarize yourself with tribal culture in any part of India, click on any of the pins seen on the map zoom in and out on the map by clicking on the + / – control buttons for more options, click the square menu button on the left top of the map the map’s menu allows you to display or hide information by checking … Read more
We have finished our work with our African and Indian communities successfully. […] Our community engagement programme is now beginning to bear fruit. Among the five groups we are working with are the Santal tribe in eastern India and the Mende group in Sierra Leone, where Methodist missionaries took photos in the 1920s-1940s. In both … Read more