Adivasi Writers: An Introduction to India's Indigenous Literature

Gondi Writers

Moti Ravan Kangali (also Motirvavan Kangali) (1949-2015). A linguist and author from the Gond community in Maharashtra. (English Wikipedia)

Ushakiran Atram: A Gondi poet, writer, and activist from Maharashtra who writes in Gondi, Marathi, and Hindi. Motyarin (1993) was the first anthology to be published in the Gondi language. (Our translation of her poem "Mother Don't Kill Me in the Womb!" here) (Read her essay "The Protector: Ravan was a Gond King" here) (An interview with her here) (An academic essay on her work here) (Profile of her life and work here)

Sunher Singh Taram

Janardan Gond