adivaani was born as a response to the indigenous peoples of India’s identity being threatened, ignored, misrepresented and suppressed. The adivaani idea is to challenge every misconstrued notion about Adivasis, set records straight and advocate for Adivasi being. Books we think are a great way to announce Adivasi presence. We aim to create a database of the authentic Adivasi voice, as recounted b
y themselves. We want to document every adivasi narrative, record oral traditions, stories, folklores, sagas and literatures that may be forgotten or lost in the wake of modernity. We also want to proclaim that Adivasi narratives are not just about misery, pain and exploitation—we have a rich legacy of intellectual, imaginative, creative, poetic, romantic and thrilling stories that need to be told. But we are not just about books—we’re slowly venturing into all the features that define Adivasi being and exploring mediums of arts, crafts, musicology and documentary films to name a few. Adivaani is a registered Trust (No. 4326 of 2012, West Bengal) operating out of Kolkata.
