This exhibition brings into focus Adivasi communities of eastern and central India, how these communities have been stereotyped, and how Adivasi voices have critiqued such representations.

On display are the shifting images of ​‘tribes’ in nineteenth-century colonial representations through lithographs; photographs of ​‘aboriginal tribes’; ethnographic and anthropological texts of the colonial period; illustrations and images of objects and photographs; a philatelic archive of postage stamps, special covers and postal stationery; and excerpts from unpublished articles, diaries, poems and songs, and photographs. These unpack an alternative history of the struggle of the Adivasi for dignity, justice, and human rights.

Inauguration:

Sonajharia Minz (Wednesday, 21 Aug 2024 at 6:30 PM at Art Gallery, IIC Annexe)

Panel discussion: 

Reframing the Adivasi (Saturday, 24 Aug 2024 at 6:30 PM at Annexe Lecture Room II)

Panellists: Sangeeta Dasgupta, Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Vikas Kumar, School of Development, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru; and Sonajharia Minz, School of Computer and Systems Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University and former Vice Chancellor, Sido Kanhu Murmu University, Dumka, Jharkhand

Chair: Virginius Xaxa, Visiting Professor, Institute for Human Development, New Delhi

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