Jaipal-Julius-Hannah Literary Award | 07 Nov 2022

Why In News?

On November 6, 2022, in Ranchi, Jharkhand, a co-multilingual tribal-country poetry reading was organized in the Press Club auditorium, under which the first Jaipal-Julius-Hanna literature award was given to three tribal litterateurs.

Key Points

• The co-multilingual tribal-indigenous poetry reading was organized by Jharkhandi Bhasha Sahitya Sanskriti Akhara in association with UK based AHRC Research Network London, Tata Steel Foundation and Pyara Kerketta Foundation.
• First Jaipal-Julius-Hanna Literary Award for Tangsa tribal Ramon Longku (Kongkong-Phangfang) of Arunachal Pradesh, Bhil tribal Sunil Gaikwad (Children of dacoit Devsing Bhil) of Maharashtra and Uraon tribal poet Ujjwala Jyoti Tigga of Delhi for the unnamed warrior of the earth. posthumously).
• In the program of the event, Jan Muhammad Hakim, senior Gojri tribal litterateur of Jammu and Kashmir said that it is our duty to remember our ancestors and keep them in the pages of the date. Gojri language ranks third among the most spoken dialects in Jammu and Kashmir. It should be included in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution.
• Ramon Longku, a Tangsa tribal from Arunachal Pradesh, said he had the opportunity to learn a lot here. He sang the song 'Sailo Sailai Asailai Chai...' (Let's sing song) during agricultural work.
• Sunil Gaikwad, a Bhil tribal of Maharashtra, said that during the British era, the tribal revolutionaries in Maharashtra were called dacoits by the then system. 'Dakat Devsing Bhil Ke Bacche' is the story of his grandfather.
• Dr. Anuj Lugun said that tribal literature is expanding its cultural expression with organic and indigenous voice. The expression of tribal literature is not individual, but it is expressing the collective sentiments critically.