On 12th March thousands of Gonds gathered in the Gondwana Ghotul Parisar , Chandrapur in Maharashtra to remember the 176th birthday of Shaheed Baburao Pilleshwar who laid down his life in the independence struggle in the year 1857. The world famous linguist Motiravan Kangale in his inaugural address reminded those present that for the Gondi speakers the constitutional commitment of providing primary education in the mother tongue has shamefully been forgotten. For more please contact Prakash Salame at 9922475025

Prakash Salame, from Chanda district in Maharashtra says last week he went a marriage of a Gond friend and found the marriage to be taking place with other customs than Gonds. He says I request Gonds to use their age old Gondi custom. It is good for our self respect. Now these details are available in written book forms and Gonds should make use of them. He showed Gondi custom in that marriage and youth took oath to follow Gondi custom in future. For more Prakash ji can be reached at 09922475025

Gondi scholar Prakash Salame from Chandrapur in Maharashtra tells us that seminal Gondi work “Gondi Sahitya Udgam swarup evam nai disha” a book by Pusrushottam Shadmake who is the founder of Gondi literature conferences has been published now. He hopes that Gondi writers will make use of the work for the upliftment and preservation of Gondi language and culture. Fore more Prakash ji can be reached at 09922475025

Prakash Salame, Gondi scolar from Chandrapur in Maharashtra says as you know on 26th February in a unique function called Devkaran in Marlawahi village in Adilabad district of Andhra Pradesh famous anthropologist Mr Heimendorf was included with God Parsapen in the belief that he will reborn in Gond community. At this occassion he demands that Gondi children be given education in their mother tongue as Heimendorf worked for. For more Prakash Ji can be reached at 09922475025