Media portrayal

“[W]e live in a world of rapid development in the media [and] everyone has different influences from where they live and change in different directions.” – Santali poet, scholar and translator Ivy Imogene Hansdak interviewed by Norwegian writer and filmmaker Audun Nedrelid (The Johar Journal, Vol. II, January-June 2021)
https://joharjournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Volume-II-January-June-2021.pdf
https://indiantribalheritage.org/?p=35277

Video | Glimpses of Warli and Konkana oral folklore, myths and legends: An introduction by Tamarind Tree – Maharashtra

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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

Living in harmony with nature: Reflections on Warli and Madhubani traditions by artist Sandhya Arvind – Maharashtra, Gujarat and Bihar

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HARSHINI VAKKALANKA, The Hindu, November 4, 2013 | Read the full article here >> It is as though a piece of their world has been brought onto the walls, mounted onto wooden boards to be taken away to the homes of people whose lives are so vastly different from those in the Warli and Madhubani regions of … Read more

Inculcating pride for their mother tongue in Madia children: Language is more than a medium of communication – Maharashtra

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Samiksha Godse-Amte, The Hindu, April 3, 2013 | Read the full article here >> When an ‘apple’ was shown in a kindergarten class and asked what it was, the question was greeted with silence as the children had never seen one before. But when they were shown a mahua flower; they all came up with … Read more

Video | Songs and dances of the North East 2015: “The first North East festival in the capital” – Delhi

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Published on Apr 2, 2015 We now take you to the “Northeast Fest” held recently at the Hindu college in New Delhi. The event was held with an aim to create awareness about the northeast region and to bridge the gap between the people from northeast and the rest of the country. Indian Express | … Read more

They know that they want to learn: 700 girl students invoked the legacy of Gandhi … and won their right to education – Rajasthan

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JOSEPH RENY & NIKHIL DEY,  SUNDAY MAGAZINE, The Hindu, November 1, 2014 | Read the full story here >> How 700 students of a government school in Rajasthan invoked the legacy of Gandhi on October 2 and won their right to education. On Teachers’ Day (September 5), the Prime Minister of India decided to be the ‘teacher … Read more