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

On the experience of translating Rabindranath Tagore’s Raktakarabi into Santali: Lecture by Boro Baski – West Bengal

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The main aspects of the lecture held on 23rd February, 2013 What are practical problems I faced while translating the play, for instances Bengali terms, thoughts, feeling etc. Tagore’s play ‘Raktakarabi’ which was written almost 90 years ago and still relevant with modern time, why is it also relevant to Santal world view especially with their life and nature, despite the belief … Read more

Realising the importance of experiencing things at a small, local level: South Asian stories from Californian streets – USA

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ZAHIR JANMOHAMED, The Hindu, February 2, 2013 A radical walking tour in Berkeley shows that South Asian activism in the U.S. pre-dated 9/11. Anirvan Chatterjee stops at the corner of Dwight and Telegraph in Berkeley, opens up a four-inch binder and asks us to come closer. A group of about 15, mostly South Asians, huddle … Read more

Successful citizen journalism by tribals using their mobile phones – Chhattisgarh

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V. Kumara Swamy, The Telegraph, Calcutta, Sunday, May 30 , 2010Bhan Sahu has a question for Bill Gates. She has heard about the Microsoft co-founder’s philanthropic activities and wants to know if mobile communication, like email, can be free. The question has been forwarded to Gates. Meanwhile, the 38-year-old social activist in Chhattisgarh is busy … Read more

Pottery & Terracotta art work in Ashadullapur (Santiniketan) – West Bengal

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Opening Programme Training Cum Production on Pottery & Terracotta art work Venue: Ashadullapur | Date:  4th October 2012 | at:  2:00pmModerator: Sanyasi Lohar Learn more about the Ashadullapur Gramin Silpa & Sastha Bidhan Kendra >> Elements Contributors Introduction and Tea Sanyasi Lohar/ Jakob Dörr Opening Ceremony: A Santal song Nilmoni Hansda, Khukumoni Hansda, Maloti Baski, Pansuri Baski, Sumi … Read more

Online exhibition – The National Consortium of Tribal Arts and Culture

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The National Consortium of Tribal Arts and Culture created by Bhasha is the single largest digital resource for adivasi art expression in India. AddressNational Consortium of Tribal Arts and CultureC/o Bhasha Research and Publication Center62 Shreenathdham DuplexBehind Dinesh Mills AkotaVadodara 390 007Ph: 0265 2331968Email:nctac@bhasharesearch.org.inwww.bhashaarchival.org