Vimala Devi

Dec 15, 2023 | outlookindia.com | Vimala Devi |Chetna Maroo |Priyamvada Mangal |Rapid-Fire Round With

Deepa Pawar, 37, grew up in a tent in a basti in Mumbai. She and her friends— all belonging to the Ghisadi tribe—studied in a government school, but were discouraged from conversing among themselves in their community language—Ghisadi Arsi Parsi. These memories stayed with her while growing up. Pawar—now an activist—fears that her generation may be the last to speak the language or even know that it exists.