“Having grown up within the largely oral Khasi community in Meghalaya, whose creative expressions mainly comprised song and “iathoh khana” (storytelling), it puzzled me that, in none of the canonical creative writing textbooks, had I come across a discussion on the influences of oral storytelling on craft.” – Janice Pariat in “Decolonising creative writing: It’s about not conforming to techniques of the western canon” (Scroll.in, 4 July 2021)
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Shyamali Khastgir, June 23 1940 – August 15 2011 Shyamali Khastgir, who died on Independence Day 2011 after suffering an earlier stroke, transmitted her passion for life most expressively through her eyes. Her look was direct, searching and was described by some as dhukko (sad). It was also beautiful, reflecting the depth of her love … Read more
World renowned Indian Journalist Palagummi Sainath says the greatest stories of journalism are now coming from non-journalists“You will never find a great establishment journalist. My argument to you, is that historically, journalism that has had real value, is the journalism of dissent.” -Palagummi Sainath Source: “Imprisoned by Profit: Media & Democracy”, CBC Radio (Ideas)Address: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/imprisoned-by-profit-media-democracy-1.3601228Date Visited: 3 … Read more
In the 1980s, the tribal people in our region came together and set up a group called the AMS. At that time malnutrition was a serious problem among tribal people because they were being denied their traditional access to the forest. This meant that they couldn’t forage, hunt or grow food any more, and they … Read more
A language is a window onto a culture, history and way of life. So what do we lose when a community stops speaking the language of its ancestors? John Gallagher is joined by Gwenno, who writes and sings in Cornish, and researchers working to reclaim endangered languages around the world. With Mandana Seyfeddinipur of the … Read more