Language & Identity

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Join Buland Bol Program to Strengthen the Voice of your Community

 
/ April 5, 2022

The Buland Bol program is for those members of the community, who would like to raise voices, to change the scenario for betterment and work towards equality and justice.

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Poor fearful of being termed ‘Stateless’ – NRC

 
/ April 6, 2020

A Community of daily wage workers consisting of men, women and children living in Patna are being forced to prove their citizenship in the state.

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Community School Strives to Keep Native Language Alive

 
/ June 18, 2018

In the tea gardens of West Bengal, an Adivasi community school is taking the first steps to preserve its native language amidst political and cultural turmoil.

Keeping Indigenous Culture Alive, One Song at a Time

 
/ July 11, 2017

The Gauda community of Goa struggles to keep its indigenous culture from eroding in the face of imposed cultural practices and looks at traditional music as the first point of revival.

Gondhal- The lesser known folk artist!

 
/ February 3, 2014

 He puts on his costume and picks up his instrument, time to go to work. Work for Kisan Kate comes when he goes around his village in Buldhana, Maharashtra performing the Gondhal. The Gondhal is a ritual of Maharashtra which includes narrative performance in order to obtain blessings from Goddess Renkua...

Identifying The Real Identity: Exercise To Help Community Correspondents Identify Their Core Issues

 
/ March 10, 2011

During the IndiaUnheard training, director Stalin K held a special session on identity. The session saw community correspondents speaking aloud about issues that are dear to their hearts such as gender discrimination, caste-based violence, economic deprivation, terrorism and destruction of forest land. Each of the CCs has deep personal connection...