WorldPhoto: Hindustan TimesCentre Plans National Repository to Preserve Tribal Languages
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs held the first meeting of the Working Group on Tribal Languages to create a roadmap for documenting, digitally preserving, and promoting India's indigenous languages. Chaired by Secretary Ranjana Chopra, the group includes 18 experts such as Padma Shri awardee Chamu Krishna Shastry. The ministry aims to establish Adi Vaani as the National Tribal Language Repository to consolidate linguistic research, dictionaries, speech datasets, and community stories on one platform, enhancing access for researchers and tribal communities.
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