Tribal languages face extinction as “young people want to be part of the mainstream culture” – Uttarakhand

Excerpts from The Telegraph, Calcutta, Sunday , July 25 , 2010Death of a languageJad, a tribal language in Uttarakhand, is slowly going extinct. Hemchhaya Detravels to the tribe’s remote habitat and explains how many native languages around the world are dwindling under the onslaught of globalisationNarayan Singh Negi, leader of the Rong Ba tribe, in the … Read more

Seminar on traditional self-governance – Jharkhand

The Telegraph, Calcutta, Thursday , June 21 , 2012 Ranchi, June 20: Tribal heads from across the state congregated on the premises of Raj Bhavan on Wednesday to take part in a first-of-its-kind daylong seminar on traditional self-governance that was organised at the behest of the governor. […] More than 400 Mankis, Mundas, Parha Rajas, Sohors, … Read more

Modern teaching tools to share and store information about dialects in danger of disappearing

The Times of India, June 21, 2012 In an alliance with scholars and linguists, the internet powerhouse introduced an Endangered Languages Project website where people can find, share, and store information about dialects in danger of disappearing. “People can share their knowledge and research directly through the site and help keep the content up-to-date,” project … Read more

Earth Day celebration by the Tribal Foundation in the Western Ghats – Tamil Nadu

The Hindu, Nagercoil, April 24, 2012 The Earth Day was celebrated by the tribal foundation at the Vellambi Kani tribal settlement in Keeripparai forest in the Western Ghats on Sunday. Addressing the gathering, the environmental educator, S. S. Davidson, gave a clarion call to save the planet Earth. He pointed out that the earth, the only … Read more