Odisha finds itself at a remarkable point in its political journey. For the first time, a slew of Adivasi leaders from the state have occupied commanding positions in state and national politics, ...
India has a long history of tribal writing. However, in general, Indian language literature has not treated Adivasi writers with the respect they deserve Tribal women of Birbhum preparing for a ...
Menus Odia wrote the first “tribal novel”, Maturaa Kahni around 1920. Written in Mundari, the voluminous work was approximately 1,700 pages long. Interestingly, Odia was the stenographer of the German ...