Category Archives: Internet

Tip | Search articles on tribal history, politics and literature on Ramachandra Guha’s website

Posted on 19/05/2013 by website administrator

Type “adivasi”, “tribal”, “Mahasweta Devi”, “Verrier Elwin”, the name of place or a tribal community or similar combinations of words in the the Quick Search field seen on Ramachandra Guha’s website >> Guha’s books include a pioneering environmental history, The … Continue reading →

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Modern teaching tools to share and store information about dialects in danger of disappearing

Posted on 30/06/2012 by website administrator

The Times of India, June 21, 2012 In an alliance with scholars and linguists, the internet powerhouse introduced an Endangered Languages Project website where people can find, share, and store information about dialects in danger of disappearing. “People can share … Continue reading →

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Environmental website with an Asia focus – Eco WALK the Talk founded by Bhavani Prakash

Posted on 14/05/2012 by website administrator

Eco WALK the Talk is a social enterprise environmental website with an Asia focus. We cover eco news and insights, offer green living tips, and feature people who inspire with their environmental thoughts and action.  This is also a platform … Continue reading →

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Find a resource on archive.org – The Internet Archive

Posted on 24/08/2011 by website administrator

Find a resource in the Search-window seen here: http://www.archive.org Tip: search for a specific community like “Santal” (or Santhal); or a region like Nilgiri (Toda and Kota communities) >>

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Adivasi – Wikipedia entry

Posted on 23/08/2011 by website administrator

Adivasi (Sanskrit: Nepali: Hindi: आदिवासी; ādivāsī) is an umbrella term for a heterogeneous set of ethnic and tribal groups claimed to be the aboriginal population of India.[1][2][3] They comprise a substantial indigenous minority of the population of India. The word … Continue reading →

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Adivasi page on wikipedia.org

Posted on 06/08/2011 by website administrator

Read and contribute here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adivasi

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