Survivors narrate heart-breaking stories of systematically being told they were ‘savage’, taught to hate themselves, fed soap if they spoke in their tongue. Last week, a video was uploaded by YouTuber Sambhavna Seth, where she and her husband mock their Adivasi house-help’s language. It recommended locally recruited teachers, and classes in tribal tongues that are “in tune with tribal culture”. Most importantly, the Xaxa Report noted the move to set up large, centrally-located residential tribal schools, a project that began in the 1950s and intensified in the 90s. Mega residential schools, such as Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences, recently established by private entities, are also now being questioned.

Source: The Hindu July 09, 2021 09:33 UTC