Celebrating Contemporary Tribal Imagination

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TribalFutures2.0 is a month-long digital showcase celebrating the imagination, innovation, and intellect of tribal communities. Curated by the Tribal Design Forum, it brings together design, craft, technology and storytelling to reframe tribal identity as a site of leadership and futurism—not marginalization. Through daily features, dialogues, and provocations, the series invites the world to witness tribal creators shaping tomorrow on their own terms.

TribalFutures2.0 is the second edition of the digital showcase, spotlighting voices from diverse tribal communities across India and the world. From Bodo to Meena, Garo to Oraon, Khasi to Munda and Van Gujjar to Indigenous creators overseas, it brings together leaders in art, film, design, technology, and knowledge systems. This global constellation of talent reimagines tribal futures – rooted in heritage, shaping innovation, and inspiring the world to see Indigenous creativity as central to tomorrow.

TribalFutures2.0 is being organized with the support of Adivasi Academy, Tejgadh and Bhasha Research and Publication Centre, Baroda with Greenhub as partners for Films.

Virginius Xaxa is a visiting professor at the Institute for Human Development (IHD), New Delhi. Prior to this, he was a professor at Tezpur University.

Preety Boro is an environmental filmmaker and conservationist from Baksa, Assam, with an M.A. in Economics.

Dr Madan Meena is a visual artist and researcher. He has worked extensively with artists and craftspersons from local communities in Rajasthan and Gujarat

Senggai G Momin, a filmmaker and conservation advocate from the Garo tribe, hails from Emangre village in South Garo Hills, Meghalaya. Deeply passionate about nature, tourism

Tom Murmu from Dumka‌‌, Jharkhand is an influential singer and composer of this generation. He is best known for taking his

Jacinta Kerketta is a poet, story writer, and freelance journalist belonging to an Oraon Adivasi community of West Singhbhum district

Daisy Christine Momin is more than just a fashion designer, she’s an artist deeply rooted in her Garo identity, someone who creates from the earth

Moko Koza, is an Indian rapper and songwriter from Nagaland. He is considered as one of the first rapper to introduce multi-lingual

Taufeek is from Haridwar, Uttarakhand, and belongs to the Van Gujjar community, a pastoral group traditionally known for migrating

Resident in her iwi (tribal) territories on the East Coast of Aotearoa New Zealand, Communications advisor Māori for Sustainable Seas Science

Frida Larios is a typo-graphic artist from El Salvador (of mixed Indigenous ancestry). She holds a Bachelors of Arts degree from University College

Sudhir John Horo is a designer whose work bridges creativity, policy, public and cultural diplomacy, and indigenous knowledge systems

Rekha, from a Bhilala farmer family in dhar, Madhya Pradesh, is a filmmaker passionate about documenting indigenous cultures and community

Lapdiang Artimai Syiem, born in 1988 in Shillong is a theatre artist based in Meghalaya, India. Lapdiang received her training from the National School of Drama

Gunjal currently works as Manager, Culture at Piramal Foundation. Prior to this he has been an Assistant Professor in the Centre for Endangered Languages

Vikeshkumar Bhuwansinh Rathava is a resident of Koraj village near Tejgadh in Chota Udepur. After graduation, did a two-year PG Diploma

Deepa joined NIFT Kangra in October 2018. She has completed her Masters program in Fashion & Textiles from NABA, Milano.

Prakash Bhoir is a passionate Adivasi activist from Aarey Forest in Mumbai, whose voice has become central to the fight against deforestation

Kshiradhar Majhi is from Balangir district, Odisha, and belongs to the Gond community. With a deep-rooted passion for nature, he has a hidden talent

Arman Jamuda hails from Barasai village in the Seraikella-Kharsawan district of Jharkhand and belongs to the Ho (Kol) tribe. Passionate about singing, dancing,

Shyam Murmu is an entrepreneur from the Santal community, based in Ghatsila, Jharkhand. With a background in Computer Science, Shyam has always been

Ramesh Kumar Dhurwe hails from Nednar village in the Abujhmad region of Narayanpur district, Chhattisgarh — an area known for its dense forests

Dr Anugrah Pandi Lepcha is an Indigenous researcher passionate about documenting Indigenous stories through qualitative research, using design

Padma Angmo is the first woman poet in English from Ladakh. Her debut poetry and prose collection, Ruler of the Sky, blends poetry and science fiction

Jero Gonzales (Cusco, Perú) is a graduate of the Centro de la Imagen (Lima, Perú). After finishing his studies, he returned to Cusco

Dhiraj Rabha (born 1995, Borali Gaon, Assam, India) is an interdisciplinary art practitioner whose practice engages with memory

Ganesh Singh Tilgam is from Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh. He has completed higher secondary education in Biology and a postgraduate degree in Geography

Priyanshu Raj is from the East Wetlands area of Kolkata. He began his journey in photography in 2023 and has developed a strong passion

Tumlesh Neti is from Chhattisgarh. After completing training with ‘Adivasi Lives Matter’ under the program ‘Adivasi Awaaz,’

Navin Gohil grew up near the Little Rann of Kutch in Gujarat, where nature and cultures are deeply intertwined. This environment shaped his thinking

Glenda Yañez is a designer, artist and model based in La Paz, Bolivia. Glenda belongs to the Aymara community, and she champions the clothes

Esther Syiem, a bilingual writer, is a retired Professor of English at North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong. She has been involved

Dr. Harshit Sosan Lakra, a proud Oraon tribe woman from India, serves as assistant professor in the Department of Architecture and Planning

Dzerouengmit Lepcha aka Zeron, is a singer/songwriter from Gangtok, Sikkim. recently revealed her true identity after initially keeping it hidden.

Kaushal Kushram is from Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. Before joining the Green Hub Fellowship, she worked for three years in the field with Udyogini

Uma Waladi is from Samanpur village in Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh. She loves listening to music, which fuels her creativity and artistic

Multi-disciplinary artist and culinary maven, Tanisha Phanbuh is the founder and director of Tribal Gourmet – a platform for showcasing North East’s

Ritik Dawar is from Bhurapani, a small village in the tribal-dominated district of Barwani, Madhya Pradesh. Coming from a farming family, he holds a postgraduate degree

Dr. Amy Parent’s Nisga’a name is Noxs Ts’aawit (Mother of the Raven Warrior Chief named Ts’awit). On her mother’s side of the family, she is from the House of Ni’isjoohl

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