Awakening the Indigenous Soul: Possibilities, Promises and Perils

Awakening the Indigenous Soul: Possibilities, Promises and Perils is a commemorative volume that marks the Golden Jubilee (1976-2025) of the Sevartham Journal, published by St. Albert's College, Ranchi, Jharkhand. This curated anthology of peer-reviewed essays undertakes a rigorous, multidisciplinary inquiry into tribal cosmologies, indigenous ontologies, ecological wisdom, and interreligious dialogue. The contributors engage critically with the structural dimensions of indigenous life-examining constitutional safeguards, development paradigms, and policy debates-while amplifying emancipatory praxis through spirituality, education, gender justice, and ecological ethics. Collectively, these essays illuminate the aspirations, vulnerabilities, and transformative possibilities of tribal peoples, affirming the enduring vitality of indigenous thought and the urgent necessity of centring tribal voices in contemporary academic and policy discourses.