Munda Community
Alice Ekka (1917-1978): A short story writer from the Munda community. The first Adivasi woman published in Hindi. (Read our author profile here) (Our translation of her story "Durgi's Children and Elma's Dreams")
Anuj Lugun (1986- ): One of the most compelling Hindi-language poets writing about Adivasi issues today. A writer from the Munda community, Lugun is especially powerful on issues relating to environmental destruction, displacement, and Adivasi identity. (Read our author profile here) (Our translations of his poems "Adivasi", "Globe", and "Red Indians, P.S.: 'To you, this land is nothing more than enemy territory.'")
Jaipal Singh Munda (1903-1970): A Munda writer and member of the Constituent Assembly, Olympic gold medalist, and advocate for creation of an Adivasi state (Jharkhand). His writings and speeches were published in a collection titled Adivasiyat (translated into English as Adivasidom). (English Wikipedia) (Hindi Wikipedia) (A review of his memoir, Lo Bir Sendra)
Dayamani Barla: A contemporary journalist and activist from the Munda community. Known as the 'Iron Lady of Jharkhand' for her activism against the displacement and dispossession of Adivasi people. (English Wikipedia) (Hindi Wikipedia) (Documentary about her activism) (UMass Lowell 2023 Greeley Scholar for Peace Studies profile)
Pyari Tuti (1951- ): A Munda writer and poet writing primarily in the Mundari language. (Our translation of her poem "Environment" here)
Ram Dayal Munda (1939- 2011): A scholar from the Munda community with an interest in anthropology, linguistics, folklore, and more. (English Wikipedia) (Hindi Wikipedia) (Naachi Se Baanchi, a documentary on Munda)
Walter Bhengra 'Tarun': A Hindi journalist, writer, and poet from the Munda community. (Our translation of his short story "Sangi") (Hindi profile here) (Hindi language books for sale here) (An academic article in Hindi on Bhengra's fiction here)