At the end of every misery or should I say at the beginning of every misery lays poverty and this is what the author brings forth.Ī story about a couple moved to a different state only to find out that they can’t eat meat or else they won’t be accepted as citizens. You will know what people are forced to do for survival and it will make you sick and enraged at the same time. The stories are hard hitting and disturbing sometimes. Each story captures a different facet of the tribal culture and the oppression and exclusion they face on a day to day basis. Each story tells you about the lives of tribal people and the challenges they face across villages and towns of Jharkhand. The Adivasi Will Not Dance is a collection of ten short stories from the towns of Jharkhand. This intrigued me read the book and know what exactly is the thing that offended the government and the people of Jharkhand. Also the book was in news as it was banned in Jharkhand due to some political reasons. The book was being acclaimed as a brilliant collection of short stories of the tribal people of Jharkhand. I only said, ‘We Adivasis will not dance anymore’ – what is wrong with that? WE are like toys – someone presses our ‘ON’ button, or turns a key in our backsides, and we Santhals start beating rhythms on our tamak and tamdak, or start blowing tunes on our tiriyo while someone snatches away our very dancing grounds. They grabbed me, beat me to the ground, put their hands on my mouth and gagged me. “But I did not share my plan with anyone.
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