December 2023 – The Vidarbha Gazette

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Dec

law, Society

Vidarbha Gazette

Kolams in Ghatraiguda – a Precarious Existence

Kolams in Ghatraiguda – a Precarious Existence Growing cotton, jawari, ambadi and some lentils is the basic livelihood of the Adivasis in Jivti. If they are driven out of their land, their community life is destroyed and they migrate from place to place looking for wage labour. Today the condition of Adivasis in Jivti is
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Dec

Culture

Vidarbha Gazette

Christmas Without Christ

Christmas without Christ A Christmas message. वह बिनाकहे मर गया’ यह अधिक गौरवशाली है , यह कहे जाने से ,कि वह मरने के पहले ,कुछ कह रहा था जिसे किसी ने सुना नहीं। Well, every year, millions of people around the world celebrate Christmas. It is a widely celebrated holiday by Christians and non-Christians alike.
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Dec

Literature

Vidarbha Gazette

Book Review: Fire Bird by Perumal Murugan

Perumal Murugan’s Firebird : A Farmer’s Search for Permanence Name of Book: Fire Bird Author: Perumal Murugan Translator: Janani Kannan Publisher: Penguin Year: 2023 Fire Bird is a story about a farming family and therefore necessarily revolves around land and labour. Muthu, the youngest son inherits the smallest piece of infertile piece after
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