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Dear All,

I have been fortunate to attend this important tribal gathering in the foothills of Niyamgiri, Rayagada District Odisha, to make a documentary film on the proceedings.

Please find attached detailed report and article on the Adivasi Food Festival, Feb 2014

Couple of Photos attached. Feel free to translate, distribute and share among friends and network and if possible publish in vernacular and local languages.

Film screenings can be done, with sharing of experiences, do connect with me as required- Many thanks RagunathanTribal%20Food%20Festival%20Odisha%20Feb%202014.pdf

At 58, Jambavati Birja of Dunguripali village near Paikmal in Bargarh district of Orissa has a reason to be upset. The news of big companies making their way to dig out bauxite from Gandhamardan hill range has turned into a nightmare for Jambavati and her husband Iswar who have lost almost everything in their fight to save the hill range that is the abode of their God Nrusinghanath. Jambavati is believed to be one of the saviours of Gandhamardan because twenty five years back she stopped heavy earthmovers from mining the bauxite reserves in the belly of the hill by throwing her two sons before the wheels of the trucks and herself calling the heavy vehicles to ride over her.