Success story

“These women are doing it every day, and how!” – Jovita Aranha on the Halpati community of Gujarat whose entrepreneurial journey ended exploitation without financial help from anybody; in “Of Spice & Spirit” (The Better India, 3 July 2018)
https://www.thebetterindia.com/148422/spice-saumya-omer-gujarat-tribe/
https://indiantribalheritage.org/?p=25808

“Miss India indigenous” (Adivasi Moolvasi Janjatiya Miss India): India’s first indigenous beauty pageant by progressive tribal women – Jharkhand

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Source: Tribal women walk the ramp in Jharkhand to break stereotypes by Manoj Choudhary, Hindustan Times 16 April 2017Address: http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/tribal-women-walk-the-ramp-in-jharkhand-to-break-stereotypes/story-h8FondLK9su819qFff8cqJ.htmlDate Visited: Mon Aug 07 2017 16:15:46 GMT+0200 (CEST) [Bold typeface added above for emphasis] Tip: For up-to-date information on any of the above topics and persons, use the search window seen below  (e.g. “All India Santhali Film Association”, … Read more

Tip | Understanding the social and cultural context for India’s tribal communities – Facts & news roundup

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Source: Government of India, Ministry of Human Resource DevelopmentAddress: http://mhrd.gov.in/Date Visited: Mon Sep 11 2017 19:36:35 GMT+0200 (CEST) The disadvantage faced by girls and children belonging to Scheduled Cast and Scheduled tribes has its basis cultural and traditional factors as well as social discrimination at the school. | To read the full report, click here >> … Read more

A day to “share the full story”: Indigenous Peoples Day on Turtle Island – United States

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Today across Turtle Island (also known as the United States), millions are celebrating the resiliency within themselves and within their communities. They are celebrating and honoring those that came before them and those that will come after them. They are celebrating perseverance and determination. They are celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day.As of this year 19 cities … Read more

Sahitya Akademi award for “Imaginary Bloom”: Informative and entertaining Santali children’s stories – Jharkhand

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JAMSHEDPUR: A tribal writer from the Steel City has won this year’s Sahitya Akademi award for writing a collection of short stories for children with morals. School teacher Joba Murmu’s collection of 21 short stories in Santhali is titled ‘Olon Baha’ (imaginary bloom). […] Expressing her love for literature, Joba said she has been writing … Read more

“Another India”: A rare exhibition about 100 million people of indigenous or Adivasi backgrounds who are marginalised – United Kingdom

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Explorations and Expressions of Indigenous South Asia: 8 March 2017 to 22 April 2018 | Enlarge and view more photos here >> ‘Another India is the only India we Adivasis know. Another India is our India.’ – Ruby Hembrom Adivasi writer & publisher, 2017Another India is a unique exhibition exploring the heritage of India’s minority Adivasi (‘original inhabitants’) or … Read more