Bulu Imam

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Bulu Imam
Bulu Imam, Gandhi Foundation, London, 2012
Born (1942-08-31) 31 August 1942 (age 81)
Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Environmentalist, writer
Known forTribal art and culture
RelativesSir Syed Hasan Imam (Grandfather) Sir Syed Ali Imam (Great Uncle)
AwardsPadma Shri (2019)

Bulu Imam (born 31 August 1942) is an environmental activist working for the protection of tribal culture and heritage in

President of the Indian National Congress
(Bombay Session, 1918). His daughter, Cherry is married to Kunwar Ashish Bir Singh Tekari of Tekari Raj.

Since 1987, he has been the Convenor of

Santhals. He has made several films on tribal art and culture of Jharkhand
. He is a researcher and an authority in fields related to archaeology, tribal and rock art, vernacular folklore and history.

Recent publications

Films and documentaries

Awards

  • Padma Shri (2019)[11]
  • Shri Bulu Imam was given the Vijay Rattna award on 29 May 2002 in for his work in promoting tribal art of Jharkhand, by India International Friendship Society. The award and Certificate of Excellence was presented by Shri. Bhisham Narain Singh, Former Governor of Tamil Nadu.
  • On 31 July 2002 Shri Imam received the Rashtriya Gaurav award in for his work in environment protection "As Environmentalist of the Millennium" by India Institute of Success Awareness. The award was presented by Dr. C.P. Thakur, Former Union Health Minister.
  • Rajkiya Sanskritik Samman: 2006 (State Award for Culture) for contribution to culture in Jharkhand. The award was given by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth Affairs, Govt.of Jharkhand
  • Nominated for the Goldman Award, 2006 (USA) by Mr. Edward Goldsmith, The Ecologist, UK.
  • Nominated for Padmashri, 2006 by Dept. of Culture, Govt. of Jharkhand
  • Nominated for
    Indira Gandhi National Integration Award
    2007,     by INTACH, New Delhi
  • Rotary Club Silver Jubilee Award: On 30 August Convener Bulu Imam was presented the Rotary Silver Jubilee Award for Lifetime Achievement "For His Outstanding Contribution to Tribal Art, Poetry, Literature, & Nature Conservation".
  • Doordarshan Golden Jubilee Award: The award was presented by His Excellency, K.Sankaranarayanan, Governor of Jharkhand on the evening of 15 September at the Doordarshan in for his contribution to Tribal Arts in Jharkhand.
  • Gandhi International Peace Award 2011 by Gandhi Foundation,[12] on 12 June 2012 in the House of Lords, London

Research papers

  • Changing Intellectual and Spiritual Expressions of the Nomadic Birhor in Jharkhand, Expression No.4, April, 2014, Burgos-Spain, p. 11-12
  • The historical perspective of Prehistory through a study of Meso-chalcolithic rock art and contemporary tribal mural paintings in Jarkhand, Eastern North India, XXV Valcamonica Symposium 2013, Italy, p. 243-246
  • Comparative traditions in village painting and prehistoric rock art of Jharkhand, XXIV Valcamonica Symposium 2011, Italy, p. 70-81
  • The Temple Sites at Telkupi ("Bhairavasthan") - Jaina Architectural Remains Submerged by Panchet Dam in Jharkhand and West Bengal- ICOMOS, Heritage at Risk, World report 2006/2007, p. 88-90
  • Threatened Jaina Heritage Route in Jharkhand and West Bengal- listing 38, Updates- The stone/sand mining of rivers, Stone mining of megaliths, Destruction of Adivasi Villagers religio-cultural landscapes and archaeological sites in the North Karanpura Valley, for mines, dams, and Super Thermal Power Stations. ICOMOS, Heritage at Risk, World report 2004/2005, p. 94-103
  • Hazaribagh and the North Karanpura Valley: Traditional vernacular architecture and cultural landscapes; indigenous heritage; the living prehistoric mural traditions of Khovar and Sohrai art of the North Karanpura Valley; cultural lifestyle and the basis for the preservation of cultural heritage tradition- ICOMOS, Heritage at Risk, World Report 2002/2003, p. 109-113
  • Hazaribagh and the North Karanpura Valley: Heritage at Risk from coal mining, pre-historic rock art sites, monuments and archaeological sites including megaliths, Natural and Sacred Sites, Cultural Landscapes, Burial and dancing grounds, nomadic sites- ICOMOS, Heritage at Risk, World Report 2001/2002, p. 107-112
  • Maluty Temples, Context, Vol.4, issue 2, Autumn/Winter 2007, p. 87-90
  • Traditional Village Architecture in Hazaribagh Today, Indian Architect & Builder, Vol.20, no.3, Nov., 2006, p. 96-100
  • Development and Tribals in Jharkhand, Journal of Social Anthropology, Vol.3, no.2, Dec., 2006, p. 191-196
  • Painted Houses of Hazaribagh, Context, Vol.2, no.1, Spring/Summer, 2005
  • Some Thoughts on Local Art Forms in Indian Villages- Journal of Social Anthropology, Vol.1, No.1, p. 41-57 (June 2004)
  • On Rockart –
    Man In India
    ,     83 (3&4): 453-461 (July-Dec., 2003)
  • Tribal Culture in Jharkhand : An Interface between Ecology and Tradition - Folklore Research Journal, No.12, Dec., 2003
  • Tribal Civilization in Jharkhand – Man In India, 82 (1&2): p. 211-222, (January–June, 2002)
  • Some Thoughts on Rockart – Man In India, 82 (3&4): p. 419-426, (July-Dec., 2002)
  • Some Thoughts on the Culture of the Past –Man In India, 79 (1&2): 161–171, (Jan-June, 1999)
  • Story of Kamli: A Birhor Medicine Women, Man in India, 1993, 73 (40), 377-385
  • Cultural Spatial Concepts Implicit in Tribal Art and Identity in Hazaribagh District – Man In India, 73 (2), p. 163-172, (June 1993)
  • Cultural Spatial Concepts Implicit in Tribal Art and Identity in Hazaribagh District - AURA- Newsletter of the Australian Rockart Association (AURA) Vol.9.No.2, November, 1992, p. 15-18
  • Cultural Spatial Concepts Implicit in Tribal Art and Identity in Hazaribagh District – Indica, Vol.30 (1993) No.1&2, Heras Institute of Indian History & Culture, St.Xaviers College, Mumbai
  • Communication- Cultural Ecology, Man in India, 1992; 72 (1): 121–122
  • Ecological Background of Chotanagpur- Its Imbalance and Tribal Communities, Man in India, Sept. 1990, p. 266-277
  • Significance of Primitive in the Context of Modern Art – Roopa Lekha, Vol.LV, No.1&2, Jan. 1984 (Ed.Dr M.S.Randhawa), New Delhi, p. 56-64

References

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  2. ^ Deogharia, Jaideep (28 May 2012). "Bulu Imam, Binayak Sen to receive Gandhi award in UK". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  3. ^ Popham, Peter (12 July 2010). "A Gandhi of the Indian jungle". The Independent. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Jharkhand's Female Tribal Crusader, Environmentalist And A Poor Man's Doctor Get Padma Shri". enewsroom. 27 January 2019.
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  8. ^ Administrator. "Interkreuzhain - "The one-eared elephant from Hazaribagh"". www.interkreuzhain.de. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
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  10. ^ "Search for the First Dog". Sweetspot Pictures. Archived from the original on 10 July 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  11. ^ "Jharkhand's unsung heroes: Two environmentalists and a doc gets the Padma". Enewsroom.in. 27 January 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  12. ^ "The Gandhi Foundation International Peace Award 2011". The Gandhi Foundation. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
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