Adivasi - v5_No.2

Abstract

We brought out the revival issue of "Adibasi" on the 15th August 1963, with high hopes and not without some fears. We hoped to make it the forum of research and welfare; but, we were afraid that we may not be able to receive the sustained cooperation of worker's in the fields of action and research and continue the journal regularly. The very fact that we have been able to bring out the second issue in scheduled time proves that our hopes were not dupes, and our fears were certainly liars. In this issue we have received articles e from workers and scholars in different fields. The topics discussed cover a wide range. It is significant that the journal has attracted the notice of scholars from abroad. We are thankful to the Information Branch of the U. S. S. R. Consulate-General in Calcutta for an illuminating and erudite article by two eminent academicians. We hope to receive more such communications from abroad for our next issue. Though we have every reason to be confident, we cannot afford to be complacent, for in spite of some achievement, much more remains to be done. We call upon our contributors, both actual and potential, to take note of the fact that though it might have been difficult to launch " Adibasi " upon its arduous course it is still more difficult to keep it on as a going concern. It will be possible to sustain the venture only with their continued support and interest which we solicit through these lines.