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Bringing indigenous knowledge systems into a “pedagogy of the collective”: Kora, Munda, Oraon, Mahli and Santal communities’ egalitarian value system is a source of strength – West Bengal

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Santal educationist Dr. Boro Baski describes the effects of the ‘Pass-Fail’ policy introduced by the West Bengal government in an essay published on on 25th November 2019 by the Bengali daily Anandabazar Patrika >> Text: Courtesy Boro Baski by email 7 December 2019Photo © Anandabazar Patrika Adivasi learner and ‘pass-fail’ policy by Dr. Boro BaskiEnglish … Read more

Report on JAGWAR Santal Literary Meet 2013 – Jharkhand

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JAGWARSantal Literary Meet 2013: Santal Onolia Helmel 2013A Report The first Santal Literary Meet – in Santali named “JAGWAR: Santal Onolia Helmel” – was held at the Johar HRD Centre, Dumka, Jharkhand, on 23-24 January 2013. It began with the Inaugural Session in which the Convener, Ms Ivy Imogene Hansdak, spoke of the contributions made … Read more

Nirmala Putul: A Santal poet questioning ‘development’ and ‘progress’ in modern civilization

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Mountain Child by Nirmala Putul The mountain child —a fragment of the mountain —plays in the lap of the mountain Toddling up the mountainhe plants his feet in the mountain soilto rise like a mountainin the land of mountains The whole mountainlives inside the mountain childAnd in the lap of the mountainlives the scurrying mountain … Read more

Education as a means of Entrepreneurial Exploration: A Multiple Case Study Approach among the Tribes of Odisha – “Tribes In Transition-II: Reaffirming Indigenous Identity Through Narrative” (National Conference)

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Abstract 6: Education as a means of Entrepreneurial Exploration: A Multiple Case Study Approach among the Tribes of Odisha Paper presented for “Tribes In Transition-II: Reaffirming Indigenous Identity Through Narrative” (National Conference) – New Delhi BIDYUT SUMAN EKKA Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai KEYWORDS: FORMAL EDUCATION, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, TRIBES, GLOBALIZATION, CREDIT ENTREPRENEURSHIP Education has … Read more

“We have much to learn from their culture”: Deriving hope and inspiration from the rich tradition of democratic living in Adivasi society

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Cultivating the elements of adivasi way of life in the society at large is the need of the hour, opined renowned development economist Jean Dreze on Wednesday BHUBANESWAR: Cultivating the elements of adivasi way of life in the society at large is the need of the hour, opined renowned development economist Jean Dreze on Wednesday. … Read more