Template:Infobox website Adivaani is a platform that aims to support indigenous expression and assertion, based in Kolkata, India. It is a publishing, archiving and chronicling outfit of and by indigenous people of India's Adivasi Tribes.
History
In April 2012, Ruby Hembrom attended a four month publishing course,[1] and on being confronted by the absence, invisibility and erasure of Adivasi representation in the curriculum and discourse, a common feature in many spaces she had been at, the idea began there.[2][3][4]
adivaani was registered as a non-governmental organization on 19 July 2012,[5] and became operational, and have produced 19 books thus far, including to anthologies.[6]
adivaani is the first publishing outfit of and by indigenous people of India to publish in the English language,[7] Hembrom co-opted two others to collaborate with,[8][7] one of whom still remains with adivaani as a volunteer.
Meaning of adivaani
adivaani is a combination of Sanskrit word 'adi' meaning 'first', 'original', 'ancient' or 'earliest', and 'vaani' meaning 'voice'. adivaani translates to the 'first voices'.[9]
Work
adivaani aims to document and disseminate knowledge systems, tangible and intangible cultural facets of Adivasis in English and bi-lingual, creating a database of the authentic Adivasi voice, as recounted by them, using diverse multimedia channels, which can be accessible to indigenous people themselves.
adivaani has made a documentary film on the making and playing of the Santhal lute and fiddle, the Banam.
adivaani's first two bboks were released at the New Delhi World Book Fair, 2013: Gladson Dungdung's 'Whose Country is it anyway?' and, Ruby Hembrom and Boski Jain's 'We Come from the Geese'.
The theme of the book fair was 'Indigenous Voices: Mapping India's Folk and Tribal Literature'.[10]
References
- ↑ Nominee NDTV L’Oreal Paris Women of Worth Awards. 2016.. NDTV.
- ↑ In their own words, Chakrabarti, Ajachi. Tehelka(March 21, 2013). Retrieved October 16, 2020.
- ↑ adivaani: Documenting The Spirit Of The Adivasis. The Curious Reader(July 24, 2019). Retrieved October 16, 2020.
- ↑ Lending a Voice. The Indian Express(April 27, 2013). Retrieved October 16, 2020.
- ↑ A new voice. The Hindu(August 30, 2013). Retrieved October 16, 2020.
- ↑ Stories of the Santhals, by the Santhals. The Telegraph(June 15, 2013). Retrieved October 16, 2020.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Voice of the Santhals. The Times of India(December 31, 2013). Retrieved October 16, 2020.
- ↑ Adivasi imprints get into print. The Telegraph(May 18, 2013). Retrieved October 16, 2020.
- ↑ Ruby Hembrom: ‘We never needed to write because we were living documents’. The Hindu BusinessLine(September 6, 2019). Retrieved October 16, 2020.
- ↑ It’s time Adivasis spoke about their anguish. The Indian Express(February 8, 2013). Retrieved October 16, 2020.
External links
- https://adivaani.org/
- Wessler, Heinz Werner. (June 3, 2020). From marginalisation to rediscovery of identity: Dalit and Adivasi voices in Hindi literature. Studia Neophilologica. Argington; Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group.
- Dungdung, Gladson. (February 5, 2020). Indian citizenship laws have deep impact on Adivasis . IWGIA.
- Dasgupta, Sangeeta. (September, 2018). Adivasi studies: From a historian's perspective. History Compass. Wiley.