A center for south Indian Adivasi studies with a special focus on the Adivasi communities at the tri-junction of three southern states: Karnataka, Kerala & Tamil Naad.
For now, a humble physical home at the Tribal Health Resource Center in BR Hills. The online site of Kaanu aims to be an interpretive and annotated layer over *[Doddasampige](http://doddasampige.daktre.com)*, a growing bibliography of work relevant to and/or about south Indian Adivasi communities.
If you would like to visit our center in BR Hills, see [here](https://maps.app.goo.gl/cJQH8tzsZjXL8d1P9)
Write to us on infokaanu AT gmail.com
## *Kaanu* workflow
This section is under preparation and describes the workflow we use for moving from discovery to interpretation.
1. Discover
2. Curate
3. Include
4. Annotate
5. Disseminate
6. Interpret
## Kaanu posters & materials
- Banner, poster & invitation in multiple south Indian languages *[Download](https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1EgyZa-ks36OYVX7HDX-Pup8dOe3JSDNd)*
## About us by others
1. Pre-launch coverage by [*The South First*](https://thesouthfirst.com/featured/kaanu-a-glimpse-of-south-indias-adivasi-knowledge-centre/), [*The Hindu*](https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/south-indian-adivasi-knowledge-centre-to-be-launched-in-br-hills/article68554332.ece) & in [*The New Indian Express*](https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/south-indian-adivasi-knowledge-centre-to-be-launched-in-br-hills/article68554332.ece), [ಪ್ರಜಾವಾಣಿ](https://www.prajavani.net/district/chamarajanagara/kanu-libraury-for-research-on-tribals-2940571) , [ಕನ್ನಡಪ್ರಭ](https://www.kannadaprabha.com/karnataka/2024/Aug/24/south-indias-first-adivasi-library-kaanu-opens-on-august-25-in-karnatakas-chamarajanagar), [OneIndia Kannada](https://kannada.oneindia.com/news/chamarajanagar/what-is-the-reason-for-started-kanu-library-in-biligiriranga-hill-372183.html)
2. Coverage of the launch event by [*The South First*](https://thesouthfirst.com/featured/kaanu-center-a-convergence-of-south-indian-adivasi-voices-and-aspirations/) & [ವಿಜಯವಾಣಿ](https://www.vijayavani.net/kanu-library-containing-comprehensive-information-on-tribals)
## To be done
- Fair use claim to be written especially because these are commons knowledge derived on/with/about Adivasi people
- Upload current bib database on GDrive & import (via Zotero) onto Doddasamige
- Finalise & get Kaanu charter and membership approved
- An email group for those who attended and wish for an annual/biennial update?
- Follow up on series in TSF reg items in the collection
- List of members on the dais on the Kaanu inaguration & their inclusion into the founding members list & on Doddasampige front-page description
- Kaanu on X, LinkedIn, IG?