STATE : Adivasi Lives Matter (ALM) conducted the “Adivasi Awaaz” digital storytelling training from 21st to 23rd November. The 3-day program happened at Press Club, Agartala.

The program aimed to enable Adivasi youth with skills in photography, videography, article writing, social media management, and content design. Facilitators Ashish Birulee and Nitesh Mahto from Jharkhand led sessions on digital content creation, focusing on preserving Adivasi identity, language, and culture.

Alumni Kamal Jamatia, Prakash Debbarma, Uday Debbarma, and Eliza Jamatia assisted in this training.

Around 20 tribal youth participated in this training.

The program successfully equipped trainees with practical skills and knowledge while fostering cultural exchange and a deeper understanding of the power of digital media for Adivasi advocacy.

Adivasi Lives Matter is an initiative started in 2016 by Ashish Birulee, Ankush Vengurlekar, and Isha Chitnis. The vision of ALM is to celebrate the Adivasi/Tribal identity and culture. So far, ALM has trained more than 400 creators from different parts of India, who have generated more than 1,200 articles and 3,000 videos.

Tripura has already conducted “Adivasi Awaaz Training” six times.