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#AdivasiAwaaz is a project by Adivasi Lives Matter (ALM) and Prayog, CG to help the Adivasi (Indigenous) youth of India assert their identities through digital stories to preserve, promote and amplify Adivasi identity.
Pabarana Purnima: The Lesser-Known Festival Of The Chakma Tribe
On the full-moon night that follows Vijaya Dashami (Dussehra), in the month of Ashvin, some tribes of Tripura who follow Buddhism, like...
Anuprava Debbarma
Oct 20, 20223 min read
Coexisting With Nature: How The Paliyars Of Tamil Nadu Earn Their Living
The following article by Murugeshwari, depicts the interdependence of Paliyar tribe and the forests. It details the traditional...
Murugeshwari
Oct 19, 20223 min read
The Immense Success Of 'Kantara' Is Side-lining Its Sexist Depictions
While 'Kantara' needs to be credited for attempting to portray the nuanced power dynamics between the land-owning sections or the...
Pushpika Sapna Bara
Oct 18, 20224 min read
Providing Platforms To Adivasi Entrepreneurs: Tribal Trade Fair Ranchi 2022.
Young Adivasi entrepreneurs marketed organic and indigenous products at the Tribal Trade Fair, held at Loyola ground, Ranchi, from the...
Pushpika Sapna Bara
Oct 17, 20222 min read
क्यों कम हो रहा है बैलों द्वारा हल करने का प्रचलन?
बैलों द्वारा हल चलाने से मिट्टी उपजाऊ रहती है मिट्टी में नमी आ जाती है और फसल भी अच्छी होती है।
Anchal Kumari
Oct 16, 20223 min read
आदिवासियों के परंपरिक वाद्ययंत्र को संरक्षित करने कि आवश्यकता क्यों है?
आदिवासी समाज जिस तरह से अपनी संस्कृति परंपरा से गहरा संबंध रखता है ठीक उसी तरह अपने पारंपरिक वाद्य यंत्र से भी रखते हैं। वे अपनी...
Narendra Sijui
Oct 14, 20223 min read
The Last Rites Of The Debbarma Tribe Of Tripura
As the Debbarma tribe offers the last remains of the deceased to the Dumboor Lake, they believe that the crossed over soul is finally...
Anuprava Debbarma
Oct 13, 20224 min read
Our ‘Ethnic/Tribal’ Printed Clothes May Reek Of Cultural Appropriation, Here’s Why
Much like other acts of suppression and oppression, power politics are responsible for outright cultural appropriation in fashion. When...
Feminism in India
Oct 12, 20227 min read
How The Godna Project Is Bringing The Indigenous Tattoo Artists To The Forefront
Headed by Sahana Rao, the Godna Project endeavours to bring the ‘godna’ artists together, with the aim of conserving the traditional...
Pushpika Sapna Bara
Oct 11, 20225 min read
Rabbit Meat: A Traditional Food Item Of The Kuravar Tribe
The Kuruvars have been consuming rabbit meat for decades. Studies in recent years have shown different benefits of consuming rabbit meat....
Kavi Priya
Oct 10, 20223 min read
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