This article examines Adivasi memorial practices in India, highlighting memory-making struggles and implications for decolonization.
Key Points
The article investigates the dynamics of memory-making in India through the figure of Birsa Munda, focusing on the effects of state memorialization on Adivasi communities.
Analyzes the politics of memorialization related to Birsa Munda in postcolonial India.
Examines counter-mnemonic practices associated with the Pathalgadi movement in Jharkhand.
Discusses the relationship between state narratives and Adivasi struggles for recognition.
The Indian state's memorialization of Birsa Munda tends to sanitize and depoliticize his legacy.
Counter-memorial practices of the Pathalgadi movement reflect ongoing struggles for Adivasi agency and recognition.
The article argues for the ongoing nature of decolonization as a lived and material practice.