About TDF Session 134
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About Sonal Baxi
Bhasha Research and Publication Center
Vadodara, Gujarat
Sonal Baxi has been with the voluntary sector for over two decades. Her focus has been the Adivasi and Denotified Communities on aspects of identity and culture, education, development and social justice. Her work areas span fundraising, project management and implementation and publishing.
About Bhasha
The Bhasha Research and Publication Center was established in 1996 as a voluntary organization for the study, conservation, and promotion of tribal languages, literature, history, culture, arts, and crafts. It is also concerned with the socio-economic welfare of tribals and protection of their human rights. Bhasha, the Sanskrit word for speech, stands not only for language, but also for the voice of the indigenous and marginalized communities. Bhasha’s work is mostly conducted in the western tribal belt of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and Rajasthan. It also extends to other regions, primarily through its activities among migrating communities, especially the denotified and nomadic tribes.
Bhasha’s goals are to discover, publish, and promote the linguistic, literary, and artistic heritage of tribal communities in India; to collaborate with existing national academies and research institutes of arts and literature to encourage further research and publication at the national level; and to establish an academy of formal instruction for the promotion of tribal languages, literature, arts, and culture with a view to conserving the tribal imagination.
