eJournal | Tribes in Transition-III: “Digitizing Adivasidom: Prejudices and Performances”
Courtesy Dr. Ivy Hansdak, Assistant Professor, Department of English, Jamia Millia Islamia University New Delhi (email 21 October 2021)
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Unicef packages: tribal languages as the medium of instruction for children – Jharkhand
At a time when the state is red-faced about rural primary schoolchildren clueless in class, Unicef (Jharkhand) has embarked upon a pioneering project of preparing textbooks in tribal and regional languages for children for whom Hindi is as alien a medium of instruction as English. […] Textbooks include a theme-based pictorial dictionary in tribal and … Read more
eJournal | “Wild resources provides considerable subsistence support to local livelihoods”: Forests and food security
Around one billion people rely on wild harvested products for nutrition and income and the “invisible” trade in wild resources is estimated to generate $90 billion/annum. In India alone the livelihoods of around 6 million people are maintained by the harvest of forest products. In many rural locations, particularly areas that lack basic infrastructure and … Read more
“Theatre offers a level playing field” & “Flag-bearers of development” who preserve their culture and tradition: Tribal culture in mainstream society – West Bengal
Ayan Paul, The Telegraph, Calcutta, January 2 , 2013 | To view photos and read the full article, click here >> When a 12-year-old street child, a tribal girl who has never been to school and a visually impaired youth take the stage at the National School of Drama (NSD), New Delhi, on January 14, it … Read more