‘Language is the only tool for expressing identity and culture’
Aparna Pallavi talks to Shubhranshu Choudhari and Motiravan Kangali on the significance of standardisation of Gondi language. Excerpts:
Legend of Kachchargadh
The fascinating story of how the Gond tribe came into being
Seven brotherhoods and the love of trees, animals and birds
Gond religious beliefs and social organisation
Why demand for Gondwana state continues to be scuttled
Successive governments have been rejecting demand for separate tribal state in central India on the ground that there is no unifying language. …