A Reflection on Cultural Dislocation in Jamuna Bini’s When an Adivasi Sings

The present paper will try to understand the social, cultural, philosophical and political stand of Adivasis. How do they lead their life? How does intrusion affect their culture? How their culture should be addressed? The paper will adhere to the MLA 7th edition and will also follow 8th and 9th edition. Jamuna Bini, born in a Nyishi Adivasi family in Arunachal, North East India, is well acclaimed poet and literary figure. Her popular work, When an Adivasi Sings, is a collection of thirty-seven poems. Most of her poems delve deep into the tapestry of Adivasi faith, culture, and values. In her poems she knits her lived experiences amidst forest and mountain. Through her poems, she draws the attention of readers towards the challenges of protecting forest, water, land, Adivasi language, culture, identity, habitat, and existence. Adivasis are offered development and modern amenities at the cost of losing water, forest, land, mountain, culture, language, and identity.