Category Archives: Tribal elders

Video | Hul Sengel: The Spirit of the Santal Revolution (1855) – Jharkhand

Posted on 13/05/2013 by website administrator

Watch a film produced on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Santal Hul ["Santal revolution" of 1855-56] >> Director and Producer: Daniel J. Rycroft, University of East Anglia Co-Director: Joy Raj Tudu (Indian Confederation of Indigenous & Tribal People) Co-Producer: D. … Continue reading →

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Slideshow | Celebrating the Adibasi Baha Parab Flower festival 2013 – West Bengal

Posted on 06/05/2013 by website administrator

Photos: courtesy Boro Baski, Ghosaldanga Bishnubati Adibasi Trust © 2013 About three thousand people from several villages took part in this year’s Santal flower festival celebrations. The Ashadullapur Gramin Silpa & Sastha Bidhan Kendra, the crafts training centre founded by Sanyasi Lohar … Continue reading →

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Storytelling and local history in tribal school curriculum: Gudalur region (Nilgiri) – Tamil Nadu

Posted on 07/04/2013 by website administrator

March 27th, 2013  [...] A few of us have been busy over the last few weeks. We are trying to find ways to share stories of our local history with other in our school and family. For many years, the … Continue reading →

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Shivaratri celebrations by the Kota community in the Nilgiri mountains – Tamil Nadu

Posted on 04/04/2013 by website administrator

View a video and two slideshows taken during Shivaratri, the main annual festival celebtrated by the Kota community Video | Kota women’s dance Video | Kota dance Slideshow | Kota dance and music Slideshow | Kota game More videos, slideshows and background information provided … Continue reading →

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A significant cultural moment among the Bodos: The literary rebirth of a compelling character in Indira Goswami’s novel “The Bronze Sword of Thengphakhri Tehsildar” – Assam

Posted on 03/04/2013 by website administrator

ARUNI KASHYAP, The Hindu, March 2, 2013 Indira Goswami’s novel on the legendary Bodo heroine Thengphakhri was not just about the life of a forgotten heroine, but also an attempt to reignite interest in an under-represented region of Assam’s history. I … Continue reading →

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“I feel that you are a part of me and I will never forget you”: Tribal elder in a travel account by historian Runoko Rashidi – Looking at India through African Eyes

Posted on 24/03/2013 by website administrator

LOOKING AT INDIA THROUGH AFRICAN EYES: A TRAVEL PERSPECTIVE BY RUNOKO RASHIDI* As I am now in the process of completing the finishing touches on a French language collection of my essays on the African presence in Asia I find … Continue reading →

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Interview on the award winning documentary “Have You Seen The Arana?”: A sojourn that takes you through the crests, troughs and flats of Wayanad – Kerala

Posted on 16/03/2013 by website administrator

Catherine Rhea Roy, The Hindu, Bangalore, March 14, 2013 Though Ningal Aranaye Kando has a bleak premise, filmmaker Sunanda Bhat injects it with the lightness of everyday occurrences, simple slice-of-life moments and hope for the future, finds Catherine Rhea Roy. [...] … Continue reading →

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Tribal languages face extinction as “young people want to be part of the mainstream culture” – Uttarakhand

Posted on 15/03/2013 by website administrator

Tip: for more information on the work of the “Central Institute of Indian Languages” and “Bharat Bhasha Vikas Yojana” mentioned in this article, use Google custom search – Indian press coverage of tribal culture; click Search select periodicals >> Excerpts from The Telegraph, … Continue reading →

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Video | Hanmi: A Treasure Trove of Oral Heritage – Karnataka

Posted on 23/02/2013 by website administrator

Published on Oct 13, 2012 Hanmi is the one of the few artists who has mastered the oral epic songs and other verbal art. She belongs to Gamokkalu tribe from Uttara Kannada district Karnataka. Sadly now Hanmi is the only … Continue reading →

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Study on ethno-medical practitioners among the Kani community: Indigenous knowledge on medicinal plants is gaining recognition worldwide – Tamil Nadu

Posted on 16/02/2013 by website administrator

The hill tribal and rural communities of Kanyakumari district are heavily dependent on wild plants for their primary health care and treatment of diseases. Read the entire article here (PDF) >> International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences ISSN- 0975-1491 Vol 4, … Continue reading →

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Textbook for tribal children awarded – remedy against child labour

Posted on 20/12/2012 by website administrator

The Hindu – JAIPUR, August 14, 2011 A unique book authored by a civil servant for bringing the Vagadi-speaking tribal children in southern Rajasthan to the mainstream of education and helping them learn Hindi and English has been selected for … Continue reading →

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Video | Vayali Folklore Group – Nepal Film Fest documentary

Posted on 18/11/2012 by website administrator
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The dance went on: Adivasi self-assertion and networking during tribal cultural festival in Ranchi – Jharkhand

Posted on 16/11/2012 by website administrator

Mari Marcel Thekaekara (text and photo), The New Internationalist, 13 November 2012 Watching tribal dancing live and up close is a hugely different experience from watching it on telly. For the 40-strong Gudalur adivasi group, recently invited by the Central … Continue reading →

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Video | Chenchu hunter-gatherers – Andhra Pradesh

Posted on 12/11/2012 by website administrator

Video by by Sathya Mohan The Chenchus are one of the last remaining tribes in India. They live a hand-to-mouth existence in the forest but attempts to integrate them in society have failed. For centuries, the Chenchus have survived as … Continue reading →

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The Slow Food Youth Network (SFYN) – growing into the world’s most important contemporary food movement

Posted on 10/11/2012 by website administrator

Saving a village with a millet. Photo: Shonali Muthalaly – The Hindu – view more photos in the online edition >> SHONALI MUTHALALY, The Hindu, November 10, 2012 With Slow Food, the world’s most important contemporary food movement created to … Continue reading →

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Seminar on traditional self-governance – Jharkhand

Posted on 15/10/2012 by website administrator

The Telegraph, Calcutta, Thursday , June 21 , 2012 Ranchi, June 20: Tribal heads from across the state congregated on the premises of Raj Bhavan on Wednesday to take part in a first-of-its-kind daylong seminar on traditional self-governance that was organised … Continue reading →

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Slideshow | Apatani methods of agriculture – Arunachal Pradesh

Posted on 14/10/2012 by website administrator

The Hindu, Oct 13, 2012 It’s all about land for the Apatanis of Arunachal Pradesh, who are believed to have migrated from beyond the Khru and Kime rivers in the north. Their methods of agriculture have drawn worldwide attention. Text … Continue reading →

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Kani village celebration of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People 2012 – Tamil Nadu

Posted on 10/08/2012 by website administrator

P. S. Suresh Kumar, The Hindu, Nagercoil, August 10, 2012 The art of storytelling has been in vogue among the Kaani tribals as this is the only way they have been able to preserve their culture for their language has no … Continue reading →

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Prevention of blindness due to diabetes among the Kani – Tamil Nadu

Posted on 07/08/2012 by website administrator

An eye screening camp for the Kaani indigenous people was held at the Thottamalai Tribal settlement, situated beyond the Pechiparai dam in the forest, jointly by  Bejan Singh Eye hospital and District Blindness Control society of Kanyakumari, sponsored by 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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The joys of African storytelling by Cameron Duodu – Ghana

Posted on 22/06/2012 by website administrator

I just can’t remember what it is. And the more I try to remember it, the more disconcerted I become, because if I should forget anything at all from my childhood, it shouldn’t be that! For storytelling was central to … Continue reading →

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Korwa dialect on the verge of extinction – Jharkhand

Posted on 27/05/2012 by website administrator

SANTOSH K. KIRO, The Telegraph, Calcutta, Wednesday , March 28 , 2012 Vanishing dialect of a primitive tribe A study on tribal tongues, sponsored by Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL)-Mysore and carried out by scholars and students of Ranchi University, has … Continue reading →

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Earth Day celebration by the Tribal Foundation in the Western Ghats – Tamil Nadu

Posted on 15/05/2012 by website administrator

The Hindu, Nagercoil, April 24, 2012 The Earth Day was celebrated by the tribal foundation at the Vellambi Kani tribal settlement in Keeripparai forest in the Western Ghats on Sunday. Addressing the gathering, the environmental educator, S. S. Davidson, gave a … Continue reading →

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Indigenous Peoples and Environmental Ethics – The Kaani of Tamil Nadu and Kerala

Posted on 14/05/2012 by website administrator

Excerpts from S. Davidson’s illustrated article on www.ecowalkthetalk.com Indigenous peoples are ethnic groups native to a land or region. Usually they have a close relation to the land and live in consonance with nature. They believe that land and people are inseparable and interdependent. It is this aspect of their lifestyle-the intertwining … Continue reading →

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Support for tribal youths telling their own story on 9 August – International Day of the World’s Indigenous People

Posted on 08/04/2012 by website administrator

Tell your own story in time for the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People on 9 August | read more >> The foundation Tribal Cultural Heritage in India is committed to Showcasing new initiatives in education. Understanding and appreciating tribal culture better will benefit young people from all … Continue reading →

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