“We want our young generation to be rooted in our specific culture and to have good opportunities to take their fate into their own hands. Using our language is essential. What alphabet we use in school, matters less. We tell our students about Ol-chiki [the Santali alphabet invented in 1925 and one of India’s 22 official languages since 2004] – encouraging, but not forcing them to learn it.”– Boro Baski in “The pros and cons of Ol-chiki” (D+C Development and Cooperation, e-Paper April 2021)
https://www.dandc.eu/sites/default/files/pdf_files/dc_2021-04.pdf
https://indiantribalheritage.org/?p=21581
For recent reports on “tribal women tourism”, “Adivasi eco tourism”, “tribal heritage tour” and similar topics, use the search field seen below:Google custom search – Indian press coverage of tribal culture and education The Hindu, 26 October 2017 The Adivasi women [of Dallapalli village] said they were not against tourism, but an eco-tourism model with the … Read more
For recent reports on “Santal music”, “Trimukhi theatre” and similar topics, use the search field seen below: Google custom search – Indian press coverage of tribal culture and education TRIMUKHI PLATFORM | http://trimukhiplatform.org/theatretoday/ “Trimukhi Platform is not simply a theatre company; it is the set up for a total experience. It constantly interrogates those who go … Read more
Worlds Most Practical & Scientific Culture, Tribal Culture. Today facing great risk of being vanishing. Let us come together & Preserve those most valuable core values of Tribal Culture. Let us do it together! “Warli Digital Pictures an animation by Warli artist Shantaram Dhadpe and team with Gul Ramani”. Our culture, compaign started by … Read more
The video is a part of oral history project of Tamarind Tree, a grass root organisation based in Dahanu, Maharashtra, India. The video is a glimpse of the ecologically sound and meaningful lifestyle of Warli Tribe, known for its paintings across the world Source: World of Warli – YouTube Address : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiECWsqlnK8&feature=related Date Visited: Thu … Read more
“AV Thakkar, a Gandhian nationalist and the one-time head of of the Harijan Sevak Sangh […] advocated for bringing tribes into the Hindu fold.” – Richard Kamei (doctoral candidate at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Mumbai) in “Uncivilising the Mind: How anthropology shaped the discourse on tribes in India” (Caravan Magazine, 1 March 2020) … Read more