The Rolf Schoembs Vidyashram (RSV) school in Ghosaldanga is offering computer and video training to its staff and students. Building on 25 years of experience with literacy programmes, community service and health care, these workshops are part of a larger effort: fostering an awareness of Santal cultural heritage in the modern age. During the workshops held in … Read more
Projects managed by AGSSBK provide for women empowerment. Capacity building programmes aim at fostering communal harmony in 8 villages of Sattore and Kasba Gram Panchayat of Birbhum District of West Bengal. Educational projects help local people to understand and spread their own cultural heritage. It is located in the region of Bolpur where Rabindranath Tagore set up the University of Santiniketan. At nearby Sriniketan, India’s first Nobel … Read more
Adivasi, ( Hindi: “Original Inhabitants”) official name (in India) Scheduled Tribes, any of various ethnic groups considered to be the original inhabitants of the Indian subcontinent. The term is used primarily in India and Bangladesh. In the constitution of India, promulgated in 1950, most of these groups were listed—or scheduled—as targets for social and economic development. Since … Read more
A workshop for the Santal flute called Tiryo and Murli was held 16th September 2012 at Ghosaldanga near Santiniketan. The workshop marked the beginning of a major effort, namely to actively involve Santali villagers and youths in the revival of their musical heritage. There was much excitement right from the start. The group discussed which … Read more
The following are the brief profiles of some of the outstanding Santal writers, poets and storytellers. As Songs and dances are part and parcel of Santal life, naturally, Santals inherited the poetry writing skills as the way they learn to speak and walk. This has led to nurturing of plenty of poets among the Santals. … Read more