Category Archives: Homes and utensils

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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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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Providing unique learning experiences: the family-friendly imagiNATIONS Activity Center of the National Museum of the American Indian – Washington DC

Posted on 03/02/2013 by website administrator

Open every day, the interactive, family-friendly imagiNATIONS Activity Center provides visitors of all ages with a multitude of unique learning experiences. Native peoples have always used the natural environments around them to meet their needs, and today many of their … Continue reading →

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Slideshow | Santal village life – West Bengal

Posted on 06/01/2013 by website administrator

Impressions of village life, a school visit and the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Vidyashram School. Guides: Santal educators Boro Baski and Sona Murmu. Photographs by Ludwig Pesch © 2012 Related posts Teaching Santal children by Boro Baski Santal village life … Continue reading →

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The Nehru Centenary Tribal Museum in Hyderabad – Andhra Pradesh

Posted on 31/12/2012 by website administrator

NIVEDITA N., The Hindu, December 31, 2012 The museum brings together culture, lifestyle, customs and beliefs of the various tribes hailing from different districts of Andhra Pradesh. Some of the tribes represented here are Kondareddi, Bagata and Hill Reddi. The tribes … 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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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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Maintaining eco-friendly, natural and ozone-friendly customs: micro-systems in forest under severe stress – Tamil Nadu

Posted on 23/09/2012 by website administrator

The Hindu, Nagercoil, September 17, 2012 The effects of ultra violet radiation on earth would cause skin cancer and cataract, and drastically reduce resistance power in immunity system, said the environmental educator S.S.Davidson. The International Ozone Day was observed at … 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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Online exhibition – The National Consortium of Tribal Arts and Culture

Posted on 20/06/2012 by website administrator

The National Consortium of Tribal Arts and Culture created by Bhasha is the single largest digital resource for adivasi art expression in India. View the online exhibition, listen to Adivasi music from different parts of India, view photographs and learn more >> Address … Continue reading →

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India’s hidden hotbeds of invention – Anil Gupta and the Honey Bee Network on TED.com

Posted on 11/06/2012 by website administrator

Anil Gupta is on the hunt for the developing world’s unsung inventors — indigenous entrepreneurs whose ingenuity, hidden by poverty, could change many people’s lives. He shows how the Honey Bee Network helps them build the connections they need — … Continue reading →

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Providing solar powered lights and technical training in Kaani villages – Tamil Nadu

Posted on 14/05/2012 by website administrator

P. SUDHAKAR, The Hindu, TIRUNELVELI, April 14, 2012 [...] The joy of electrification is lighting up most of the houses in this hamlet near the Papanasam dam though most other basic infrastructure, which is taken for granted in a civilised society, remains scant … 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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Fund raiser cycle trip for an amazing school for adivasi kids – Karnataka

Posted on 20/03/2012 by website administrator

By Mari Marcel Thekaekara, New Internationalist,  March 19, 2012 The organization I work with, ACCORD – which aims to improve the human rights of adivasi people in India – arranged a fund raiser cycle trip from Bangalore to Gudalur last week to raise … Continue reading →

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World of Warli – video by Tamarind Tree (Maharashtra)

Posted on 10/11/2011 by website administrator
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Responses to Environmental Challenges – showcasing ‘American Indian’ practices

Posted on 10/11/2011 by website administrator

Throughout their long histories, American Indian peoples have thrived on, respected, and protected the environments that make up their homelands. Being good stewards of the environment remains important to American Indians today. This site, developed by the National Museum of … Continue reading →

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Vacationing in a responsible and compassionate manner – Wayanad (Kerala)

Posted on 31/10/2011 by website administrator

Life & Style » Kids  May 3, 2010 Holiday amidst nature JIBY KATTAKAYAM Holiday at the Priyadarshini Tea Estate at Mananthavady to escape the summer sun. [...] For the tribes The Priyadarshini Tea Estate was begun as a cooperative society … Continue reading →

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Tribal villages, artisans and modern art in Chhattisgarh

Posted on 28/10/2011 by website administrator

India Today, July 14, 2011 Tribal villages It is truly an enriching human experience to visit a tribal village. Generally these picturesque villages of mud huts painted bright blue, and paths marked by artistic wooden fences, are some way off the … Continue reading →

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Nandalal Bose painting “Village Huts” – National Gallery of Modern Art (New Delhi)

Posted on 18/10/2011 by website administrator

Nandalal Bose “Village Huts,” 1928. Watercolor and wash on paper. National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi. Source: An Indian Modernist – The New York Times > Art & Design > Slide Show > Slide 4 of 12 nytimes.com. Date Visited: Wed … Continue reading →

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Folklore Museum & Kerala Folklore Theatre

Posted on 06/09/2011 by website administrator

Folklore Museum Folklore Junction Thevara Cochin 682015 Kerala www.folkloremuseum.org Folklore Museum showcase Keralas rich heritage, unique architecture and myriad art and dance form in a typical Kerala setting. The museum owe unique & biggest collection of Masks, Wood, Stone & … Continue reading →

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National Crafts Museum – New Delhi

Posted on 03/09/2011 by website administrator

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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Madhubani tribal artist – taking ancient folk art and adapting it for today

Posted on 03/09/2011 by website administrator

Always deeply creative in its arts, the new designs fast forward the tribal traditions to the present. Here a courtyard is painted by a Madhubani tribal artist, taking ancient folk art and adapting it for today… …the same tradition is … Continue reading →

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Anthropological Museum in Mysore – Karnataka

Posted on 01/09/2011 by website administrator

Anthropological Museum Manav Bhawan, Bogadi Mysore, Karnataka Anthropological Survey of India www.ansi.gov.in The Anthropological Museum is a treasure trove of objects and weapons used by the South Indian communities, primarily the tribal communities, of India. Established in 1965 by the … Continue reading →

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Honnavar Education Center & Folklore Museum in Uttara Kannada – Karnataka

Posted on 31/08/2011 by website administrator

C/o Dr N R Naik Suhas, Near SDM college Prabhat Nagar Udayagiri Honnavar-581 334 Uttara Kannada, Karnataka state India Email : folkloreindia@gmail.com Education center We are developing a learning center for rural tribal children and those who are interested in … Continue reading →

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