Tribal Knowledge Systems, Values and Traditions: Papers presented for “Tribes In Transition-II: Reaffirming Indigenous Identity Through Narrative” (National Conference)

Sandesha Rayapa-Garbiyal presented a paper titled “Runglwo: Undergoing a much-awaited Paradigmatic Shift.” Runglwo is one the most endangered languages in India. There are only 8000 people who speak this language in three valleys: Chaudas, Darma and Byans. People migrate according to seasonal changes. The language faces acute problems of survival due to the influence of Hindi … Read more

The status and spread of Santali in different regions of India: A flourishing language hardly in need of being “revived”

Santali is not a dead language in the first place so it does not need to be “revived”! I have grown up in Santal Parganas where people speak Santali in their homes, in the marketplace, attend church service in Santali (in the Lutheran churches) and sing hymns in Santali. […] Finally, the Santals of Santal … Read more

Audio | Historical recordings of Santali songs (1931): Arnold Bake’s recordings at Kairabani – Jharkhand

In Kairabani [Arnold Bake] photographed Santali pupils playing their instruments at the mission, but he seems to have been dissatisfied with the sober ambience of the premises. To also have a picture of a Santali musician in a natural environment, he probably arranged a photo with one of the musicians outside. Source: “The Santals, Scandinavian … Read more

eBook | A Santali-English dictionary – Internet Archive

https://archive.org/details/cu31924096339464 To learn more about specific items and their usage, type words like “music”, “celebration”, “dance” etc. in search inside. A Santali-English dictionaryby Campbell, A., of the Santal mission Publication date 1899 Topics Santali language, English languagePublisher Pokhuria, India : Santal Mission PressCollection cornell; americanaContributor Cornell University Library Source: A Santali-English dictionary : Campbell, A., of the Santal mission : Free Download & Streaming … Read more

Film | Tortoise under the Earth (Dharti Latar Re Horo)  – A docu-fiction from Jharkhand

Dharti Latar Re Horo by Shishir Jha (duration 1h 35m) is a story of a tribal couple coping with the loss of their daughter in the Uranium Mining area in the state of Jharkhand, India. Shishir Jha is known for Dharti Latar Re Horo (2022), Shuruaat Ka Interval (2014) and August (2014).Source: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6563133/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm Reviews Tortoise … Read more