-TheHoot.org What are the factors that decide whether and where tribal language publications flourish? Some of the answers are surprising. Tribal languages have received insufficient attention in our country. Only a small number of them have managed to register their presence in the world of print Media. This article analyses registered tribal language newspapers and examines the conditions that support the growth of tribal languages in print Media. Key findings are: *...
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