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Interviews | Nandini Oza, an activist of the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA), interviewed by Swapna Majumdar (The Hindu)
Nandini Oza,  an activist of the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA), interviewed by Swapna Majumdar (The Hindu)

Nandini Oza, an activist of the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA), interviewed by Swapna Majumdar (The Hindu)

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published Published on Aug 13, 2021   modified Modified on Aug 15, 2021

-The Hindu

The archivist and activist on curating the oral history of the Narmada Bachao Andolan and its importance as a movement of the marginalised

As an activist of the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA), Nandini Oza lived and worked among the people affected by the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP) for over a decade. Having participated in the movement and documented its oral history through the voices of its leaders, she felt it was important to share their lived experiences so that their struggle would not be forgotten. Although Oza has authored a book on the movement, she wanted the audio and video recordings to be available to a larger audience.

The Narmada Oral History website (oralhistorynarmada.in), curated by Oza — currently president of the Oral History Association of India — is the first of its kind in India, and comprises over 400 hours of interviews with 80 key players in the struggle. Excerpts from an interview with Oza:

* What kind of impact do you think oral histories can create?

As an archivist and chronicler, I feel oral history is gaining significance as a method of study, as it is a more participatory process of recording historical events. Oral history is the history of the marginalised. In India, there are many communities dependent on natural resources, especially among Scheduled Tribes, who speak languages that do not have a written script. Here, oral history helps to record their history, social and cultural practices, and traditional knowledge of natural resources for the next generation. Also, it helps to record how the dominant development model has impacted natural resources, the environment and marginalised communities. It is an important tool for future learning. It was also important to share how a mass movement of the marginalised can become a powerful force against the establishment.

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The Hindu, 13 August, 2021, https://www.thehindu.com/society/those-displaced-by-development-projects-have-nowhere-to-return-nandini-oza/article35891772.ece?homepage=true


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