The multiplicity of heritage
Working on three primary projects: - In researching my book, Among the Original Dwellers (2019), I went on a journey to discover my lost heritage. The book is about the first generation of missionaries...
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stories Of Trauma
[Image description] Once again I am participating in the Himalayan First Draft Club, an online opportunity to just help me get writing again. Here is today's writing: a review of the first story in Mahasweta...
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REImagining the Tales of Hazaribagh
What world have I stepped into? [Picture] Mihir Vatsa in Tales of Hazaribagh (Speaking Tiger 2021) invited us on his journey into the world around his hometown; a small town of man-made lakes and elevated...
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Sanskriti
Upon completing an incredible 50 year study of and relationship with the Sora tribe of southern Odisha by Piers Vitebsky in “Living Without the Dead: Loss and Redemption in a Jungle Cosmos”(Chicago University...
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Contributing to Adivasi Literature
[Image description] My prayer goes out to all who are in lockdown, quarantine, or self-isolation during this Covid-19 pandemic. We are all challenged by this and some are most devastated by these developments...
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Merry Christmas
[Picture] Nativity Scene: Fank Wesley December 2019: Christmas thoughts from Mary Girard (also posted www.amongtheoriginaldwellers.com) I was so blessed when Joy shared this picture on Facebook. Though...