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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
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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Tribal culture and society characterised by comparatively high levels of autonomy, equality, and social position of tribal women
By Arup Maharatna, Mainstream, Vol XLVIII, No 40, September 25, 2010 There can be little dispute that the socio-cultural norms, practices, and rituals in the mainstream Hindu tradition subsume a deep ideological repugnance towards gender equality. But this contrasts with the … Continue reading
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Hyderabad biodiversity pledge – Indian Prime Minister affirms the paramount importance of traditional system of agriculture and medicine
The Hindu, HYDERABAD, October 16, 2012 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made a Hyderabad Pledge on Tuesday, under which India will spend $50 million to strengthen the institutional mechanisms for protection of biological diversity during its two-year presidency of the Convention on … Continue reading
Indian Folklife article index – indianfolklore.org
Indian Folklife articles and authors Browse the Title Index >> Search page >> Indian Folklife publishes original and unpublished research papers, and announcements in the discipline of Folklore. Indian Folklife is published quarterly by India’s National Folklore Support Centre. Request for … Continue reading
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Native American Indians win huge settlement – Government keeping its promise
In one of the largest financial settlements made to American Indian tribes, the federal government said it had ended dozens of lawsuits by agreeing to pay tribes more than $1 billion for the mismanagement of funds and natural resources that … Continue reading
AMAN Panchayat: Gandhian Constructive Activities in tribal areas of Gujarat
I. Gandhian Organisations: Striving for Change Following are the brief sketches of the four organisations which have been covered under the study. All four of them are based in southern part of Gujarat, mainly conducting activities in predominantly tribal areas. … Continue reading
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Tribals’ day out in Udhagamandalam (Ooty) – Tamil Nadu
D. Radhakrishnan, The Hindu, Udhagamandalam, February 14, 2012 Responding to an invitation extended by the local station of the All India Radio and Coimbatore Doordarshan, dance and music troupes of different tribal communities — Todas, Kotas, Paniyas, Irulas, Kurumbas and Kaatunaikers … Continue reading
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How “The path of music and poetry” showed the path of teaching and leading technology education
The Telegraph Calcutta, Saturday , July 9 , 2011 The IIT Adivasi’ who became a frontbencher R. GOPALAKRISHNAN At 4.30pm on July 7, as the shadows lengthened on the freedom memorial, Hijli jail, in Kharagpur, Yama took away a campus … Continue reading
Adivasi art in London exhibition and seminar by the Gandhi Foundation
AMIT ROY - Thursday , April 21 , 2011 The exhibition, “A Disappearing World: Ancient Traditions Under Threat in Tribal India”, opened at the Brunei Gallery at SOAS on April 13 and will run until June 25. Seminars are also being … Continue reading
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National Crafts Museum – New Delhi
National Crafts Museum New Delhi Ministry of Textiles, Government of India Pragati Maidan Bhairon Road New Delhi http://nationalcraftsmuseum.nic.in Madhubani tribal art 2010 stamp Introduction The institution of the museum, aimed at housing objects of antiquity, is of Western origin. Indians themselves … Continue reading
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Feudal traditions of Jhitka and Danga dances – Jharkhand
Both men and women perform the Jhitka and Danga dances. The dances celebrate different feudal traditions. They are spontaneous expressions of joy and happiness and combine elements of reality and fantasy. The costume and headgear worn by the dancers is … Continue reading
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Elephants – a way of life for the Korubas of South India – Karnataka
Edward Rice. Mother India’s Children: Meeting Today’s Generation in India. Pantheon Books, 1971. ISBN 0-394-82036-3 pp. 127-131 Ashoka ELEPHANT Boy Age 17 Sometimes India reminds me of the ocean. It looks like one great undifferentiated mass of people, like so … Continue reading
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Koli, Kori, Kol – Aboriginal tribes Of India on MEGHnet
01 January, 2011 Posted by Bhushan - Read the full article here >> [...] It is interesting to note that Koris trace their history to the past where all present day downtrodden reach. This again bursts the myth that there was an … Continue reading
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Video | Tribal marriage customs and mass media
Posted in Adivasi, Childhood and children, Maps, Media portrayal, Modernity, Names and communities, Social conventions, Tribal elders, Video contents
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Video | Garo hearing for a divorce
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Video | Garo settling of disputes
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