Adivaani
| Founded | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | , |
| Founder(s) | Ruby Hembrom |
| Products | Books |
| URL | adivaani |
Adivaani (stylised as adivaani, in lower case) 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[edit]
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.
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
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 books 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[edit]
- ^ "Nominee NDTV L'Oreal Paris Women of Worth Awards. 2016". NDTV.
- ^ Chakrabarti, Ajachi (March 21, 2013). "In their own words". Tehelka. Archived from the original on September 23, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
- ^ "adivaani: Documenting The Spirit Of The Adivasis". The Curious Reader. July 24, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
- ^ Mishra, Garima (April 27, 2013). "Lending a Voice". The Indian Express. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
- ^ Bhattacharya, Budhaditya (August 30, 2013). "A new voice". The Hindu. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
- ^ Shah, Manasi (June 15, 2013). "Stories of the Santhals, by the Santhals". The Telegraph. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
- ^ a b Yengkhom, Sumati (December 31, 2013). "Voice of the Santhals". The Times of India. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
- ^ Sircar, Sushovan (May 18, 2013). "Adivasi imprints get into print". The Telegraph. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
- ^ Mitra, Ipshita (September 6, 2019). "Ruby Hembrom: 'We never needed to write because we were living documents'". The Hindu BusinessLine. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
- ^ Kotamraju, Priyanka (February 8, 2013). "It's time Adivasis spoke about their anguish". The Indian Express. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
External links[edit]
- 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.