Modernity

“Our vital traditions are being lost. They are bing ‘modernized’.” – A tribal mother’s concerns (interviewed for Survival International) in “Factory Schools: Destroying Indigenous People in the Name of Education” (accessed 28 March 2021)
https://www.survivalinternational.org/about/factoryschools
https://indiantribalheritage.org/?p=34514

Banjara and Lambada tribes follow their old practices religiously – Andhra Pradesh & Telangana

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The Hindu, August 23, 2013 | To read the full article, click here >> […] “If the sprouts are thick and high, it is considered very lucky and their prayers answered. It is a belief among girls,” he pointed out. The small exclusive colony of Lambada tribe came up behind Hanamkonda bus depot in 1980s with the migration of … Read more

“Asking, we walk”: A book on listening to the stories of those who dwell there

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Asking, we walk: The South as New Political Imaginary: Edited by Corinne Kumar; Streelekha Publications, 33/1-9, Thyagaraj Layout, Jaibharath Nagar, Bangalore-560033. Rs. 2400. Sruthi Krishnan, The Hindu, 12 November 2013 Reading the fourth book of the series ‘Asking, we walk: the south as new political imaginary’ is like roaming the streets of a busy hamlet … Read more

Remembering the “Honorary Santal named Rabindranath Tagore”: Writers and artists recall his courageous response in the face of injustice

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Anjana Basu, Outlook (Opinion), 13 October 2015  […] The odd thing was that it all started in Santhal land where an honorary Santhal named Rabindranath Tagore threw  his knighthood in the face of the British Government — albeit politely — on the heels of a massacre. ‘Advasi’ from Shekhar’s point of view equals entertainer of some … Read more

“A fascinating narrative thread in the tapestry of a common Scandinavian-Santal heritage spanning 150 years”: Bodding Symposium (Oslo, 3 to 5 November 2015) – Norway

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“The symposium’s aim of north-south cultural cooperation and digital repatriation of indigenous peoples heritage represents a rather pioneering effort here in Norway.” – Tone Bleie (PhD), Professor Public Planning and Cultural Understanding, Dept. of Sociology, Political Sciences and Local Planning, University of Tromsø – the Arctic University, N-9037 Tromsø, Norway The Bodding Symposium 2015 Link to webcast from the conference: http://www.khm.uio.no/om/aktuelt/live/index.html … Read more

Self-help groups that improve the skills of tribal women and increase their income: Benefitting from the abundance of jackfruit – Odisha

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Author(s) M Suchitra , July 05,2015, downtoearth.org.in Source : Down To Earth Current Issue Support – Down To Earth A machine empowers Odisha’s tribal women JhunuMALIK, a resident of Kanteikoli tribal village in Mohanataluk of Odisha’s Gajapati district, takes just two minutes to peel off the hard, latex-filled outer rind of a jackfruit, and she does … Read more