NCERT solutions for इंग्लिश वोवेन (इलेक्टिव) इयत्ता ११ chapter 4 - Tribal Verse [Latest edition]

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marginalisation of communities

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accelerated pace

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canonized written texts

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rich repository of folk songs

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tribal vision of life

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cohesive and organically unified

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itinerant street singers

Identify the common characteristics shared by tribal communities all over the world.

What distinguishes the tribal imagination from the secular imagination?

How does G. N. Devy bring out the importance of the oral literary tradition?

List the distinctive features of the tribal arts.

'New Literature' is a misnomer for the wealth of the Indian Literary tradition. How does G. N. Devy explain this?

Discuss the following in pairs or in groups of four:
'It is time to realise that unless we modify the established notion of literature as something written, we will silently witness the decline of various Indian oral traditions'

Discuss the following in pairs or in groups of four:
“Tribal arts are not specifically meant for sale.” Does this help or hamper their growth and preservation?

Discuss the following in pairs or in groups of four:
Because India's tribal communities are basically bilingual there is a danger of dismissing their languages as dialects of India's major tongues.

While tribal communities may not seem to possess the scientific temper,there are many ideas from tribal conventions that could enrich modern societies.

How does 'A Munda song' show that the perspective of the tribal mind towards the girl child is different from that of [other ] mainstream communities?

How does 'A Kondh Song' substantiate the tribal urge to gain domination over time by conversing with their dead ancestors?

Adi Song for the Recovery of Lost Health' is in Miri Agom while Adi Agom is the Adi community's language for routine conversation. How does this reflect upon the high level of language sensitivity of the Adi? Can you think of other parallels in modern languages between the literary variety and the colloquial variety?

Comment on the symbols used in ‘A Munda Song’. What aspect of the tribal worldview do they reflect?

Explain the significance of the lines ‘I tie this Ridin creeper To fasten your soul to your body.’

What is the central argument of the speaker?

SUGGESTED READING

Cultural Diversity, Linguistic Plurality and Literary Traditions in India, ed. Sukinta Paul Kumar, for University of Delhi.