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South Sudan Tribes Pursue Peace Through Sport

Edit Voa News 16 Apr 2016
'Wrestling for Peace' in South Sudan A Mundari wrestler stands with ash on his body before the "Wrestling for Peace" tournament at Juba Stadium in South Sudan's capital, April 16, 2016 ... Mundari wrestlers kneel during the "Wrestling for Peace" tournament at Juba Stadium in South Sudan's capital, April 16, 2016 ... In Saturday's match, the Bor Dinka tribe defeated the Mundari after 15 rounds....

Now, JPSC and SSC papers to include tribal languages

Edit The Times of India 08 Apr 2016
Ranchi. The cabinet on Thursday approved inclusion of tribal languages in the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and Staff Selection Commission (SSC) examinations. The council of ministers on Thursday approved inclusion of Ho, Khortha, Mundari, Panchpargania, Kurmali, Khortha, Nagpuri, Santhali, Kudukh, besides Hindi, English, Urdu, Bengali and Oriya in the third paper of the civil services main paper of 200 marks ... ....

Dominicans see LGBT rights advancing with gay US diplomat

Edit Tampa Bay Online 28 Mar 2016
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Deivis Ventura is still just a candidate for the Dominican Republic's Chamber of Deputies, but he feels like he's already scored a victory ... "The fact that we have openly LGBT candidates in an important political party speaks of change." ... "Wally has become an iconic figure in the LGBT movement because the movement does have strong local figures," said prominent activist Alexander Mundary. Dr ... ___ ... ....

Textbooks in local languages soon

Edit The Times of India 23 Mar 2016
Ranchi. The school education and literacy (SEAL) department has selected around 250 schools in six districts of the state for educating children in the regional languages in the academic year 2016-17 ... The books will be published in five languages, Santhali, Ho, Mundari, Kudukh and Khadia ... However, Khadia books for Simdega, Mundari books for Khunti and Kudukh books for Gumla district are being published in Devnagiri script only ... ....

'Changes by previous govt led to rejection of locals'

Edit The Times of India 13 Mar 2016
Ranchi ... The party has blamed the previous government led by Hemant Soren for introducing changes in the examination process and pattern, which they alleged, led to preferential selection of 'outsiders' and rejection of locals ... 9477 dated September 25, 2013 to remove nine local languages Santhali Mundari, Kharia, Ho, Kudukh, Nagpuri, Kurmali, Khortha and Panchpargania from the list of optional subjects for the mains examination ... ....

Meeting the Asurs

Edit Indian Express 06 Mar 2016
Bargi Asur writes Asuri language in Roman script. The 83-year-old, who lives in Carron tea estate in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, says the tribals here carry out their rituals “almost apologetically”. (Express Photo by Subham Dutta). It’s true that we have never celebrated Durga Puja,” says Chamru Asur ... “Those were the days of zamindari ... *** ... For instance, says Pankaj, in Mundari folk language, there is a story that goes thus ... *** ... ....

In the age of Google Maps, why walk the 4,000 mile Nile River? Levison Wood's ...

Edit The Los Angeles Times 21 Feb 2016
In Uganda, "the mangrove forests were so alive with fire ants and spiders that we were forced to wade out into the lake and skip around the swamp instead." Later, contemplating a swim just beyond the South Sudanese fishing village of Terekeka, Wood listens as one of the Mundari tribesmen — who has just taught Wood how to wrestle and ......

Jharkhand school books to go local

Edit Indian Express 16 Jan 2016
Fifteen years after the state was carved out, Jharkhand primary schools will have books from their state Board, highlighting their own heritage, culture, history and geography. Come April 1, when the new session starts, tribal students of classes I and II in government schools will also get books in five major tribal languages of the state — Santhali, Ho, Mundari, Khariya and Kuruk — to bring down the dropout rate ... Share This Article ... ....

Police posters hardsell rebel surrender policy

Edit The Times of India 13 Jan 2016
Ranchi. The Jharkhand police will put up posters in Maoist-hit areas to encourage Maoists to lay down arms ... A police officer claimed Jharkhand's Maoist surrender and rehabilitation policy is among India's best ... Pradhan said Jharkhand is among the highest paying states for Maoist surrender ... The statistics showing the fall in Maoist incidents are mentioned in the posters that have been published in Nagpuri, Mundari and Ho tribal languages....

Encyclopaedia on Munda tribe lies forgotten

Edit The Times of India 07 Jan 2016
Ranchi. German missionary Reverend John Baptist Hoffmann left behind a rich legacy for the Munda tribe. Towards the end of his life, Hoffmann started working on a Mundari dictionary - Encyclopaedia Mundarica, whose publication started soon after his death and is a monumental work ... Written in Roman script, the book describes mundari language, its grammar, phonetics, customs and social structure ... ....

Operation Muskaan to begin new rescue mission

Edit The Times of India 30 Dec 2015
RANCHI. 'Operation Muskaan', a special campaign to trace missing children, will begin a new chapter in the new year ... "The home affairs ministry has directed all states to launch 'Operation Smile-II' from January 1 to January 31 ... Meena also said that if tribal children are rescued, each team will have two police officers who will be fluent in Santhali and Mundari to ensure there is no communication gap ... Ends. ....

South Sudan's Youth Mama choir hits the right note for national harmony

Edit The Guardian 21 Dec 2015
Amid the political discord of South Sudan, a celebrated church choir is using music to transcend tribal boundaries and spread a message of reconciliation. Global development is supported by.. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. @SimonaFoltyn ... Youth Mama is no ordinary church choir ... The choir’s mission is simple. to unite and reconcile South Sudan’s 64 tribes ... Today, choir members are descendants of the Dinka, Murle, Mundari and Anuak tribes....

Tribal history on stage for PM Modi

Edit The Times of India 11 Dec 2015
Ranchi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have a tryst with tribal history the next time he visits Jharkhand ... Malkani said, "Ulgulan means revolution. I have been researching on the topic since 1999 and wrote and enacted the play, which was two hours long, in 2001 in Delhi ... The play will also include folk songs on Jharkhand. "The folk songs here, especially those in Mundari language, still mention the revolution period ... ....
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