{"product_id":"ghumantu-hai-chor-nahin-adivasi-maun-par-vimarsh-9789386689429","title":"Ghumantu Hai, Chor Nahin: Adivasi Maun Par Vimarsh","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Ganesh Devy and Madhu Singh (tr.)\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGhumantu Hai, Chor Nahin: Adivasi Maun Par Vimarsh\u003c\/em\u003e  is the Hindi translation of Dr Ganesh Devy's English original \u003cem\u003eA Nomad Called Thief: Reflections on Adivasi Silence\u003c\/em\u003e. The English original is published by Orient BlackSwan.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe essays in this book focus on the inadequacies in the way Adivasis have been looked at and thought about, resulting in their complete marginalization and oppression.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe essays are the result of the author's deep involvement with tribal peoples, their cultures and literatures, and also with the problems they face in the ‘modern’ world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this book interesting and pertinent questions are discussed:\u003cbr\u003e --tribal aphasia, i.e., lack of communication, \u003cbr\u003e --tribal silence in the face of the threat to their physical environment and to their knowledge systems (ch 6); \u003cbr\u003e --the violence experienced by tribals (ch 2), and also \u003cbr\u003e --the inducting of the tribals in the communal violence in Gujarat in 2002 (ch 3); \u003cbr\u003e --tribal knowledge systems; and \u003cbr\u003e --the relevance of Gandhi to our troubled times (ch 10).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe essays bring together the author’s insights from his decades of work as an activist, student, and teacher working with Adivasis on issues as varied as \u003cbr\u003e --health,\u003cbr\u003e --microfinance, \u003cbr\u003e --education and \u003cbr\u003e --literature. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe essays also highlight initiatives such as\u003cem\u003e Budhan\u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003e Dhol \u003c\/em\u003e(Adivasi news magazines), the Adivasi Academy where the world is studied through adivasi eyes, and the setting up of the unique Museum of Voice. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45616475898007,"sku":"9789386689429","price":592.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789386689429.webp?v=1769294891","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/ghumantu-hai-chor-nahin-adivasi-maun-par-vimarsh-9789386689429","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}