“While benefiting from affirmative action in some cases, Adivasis or indigenous people in India also feel the claustrophobic confines of their identity which has been imposed on them by others, be it the colonial administrator, the colonial anthropologist, the missionary or the neo-liberal, neo-imperialist forces that rule global economy today.” – Santali poet, scholar and translator Ivy Imogene Hansdak in “Is tribal identity relevant in today’s world?”, Inaugural Speech, National Conference “Tribes In Transition-II: Reaffirming Indigenous Identity Through Narrative” (2017)
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ARTI S. SAHULIYAR, The Telegraph, Thursday , December 15 , 2011 Ranchi, Dec. 14: Call it the sounds of change. Love it or hate it, folk musicians of Jharkhand are using non-tribal instruments such as the keyboard along with traditional ones such as dhol, mandar and nagada to jazz up their ageless repertoire. Chutia-based Arun Nayak … Read more
A Shrikumar, The Hindu, November 9, 2011 Rajasthani folk show brought Sufi sounds to the city […] For Ustad Zamil Khan’s troupe, last Friday marked the first performance in town. For the students, it was a firsthand experience of Sufi music and folk dance. Rajasthani folk show, organized by SPICMACAY (Society for the Promotion of Indian … Read more
Deccan Herald, Chamarajanagar, Mar 21, 2012 MP R Dhruvanarayan stressed the Centre that soligas living in the forest area coming under Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha constituency limits should be included in the list of adivasi tribe and provide all the benefits due to them. […] Those groups belonging to jenu kuruba and koragas have been included … Read more
“Tribology”, a CD that captures the life, customs, rituals and music of tribal India A RECORDING is in progress. But, suddenly, some members of the group are worried and talk animatedly among themselves. Something is wrong. The fuss is about a missing morsing. Immediately, a boy finds a foot of bamboo and carves three tuning … Read more
I. Gandhian Organisations: Striving for Change Following are the brief sketches of the four organisations which have been covered under the study. All four of them are based in southern part of Gujarat, mainly conducting activities in predominantly tribal areas. […] i. Gram Seva Samaj, (GSS) Vyara Gram Seva Samaj, Vyara was established in 1957. … Read more