Tag Archives: Koraga

Wikipedia – list of tribal communities in Kerala

Posted on 30/10/2012 by website administrator

Tribals in Kerala (Adivasis of Kerala) are the indigenous population found in the southern Indian state of Kerala. Most of the tribal people of Kerala live in the forests and mountains of Western Ghats, bordering Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. [...] Tribals in Kerala are living on … Continue reading →

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Conference on Forest Rights Act, NGOs and tribal communities – Karkala

Posted on 01/05/2012 by website administrator

Deccan Herald, Udupi, April 16 The Tribal Study Centre, Kannada University, Hampi, in association with Sri Bhuvanendra College Karkala, Karnataka and Kerala Union for Koraga Development Associations, Zilla Panchayat and Scheduled Tribes Development programme, Udupi, is organising a two-day tribal conference … Continue reading →

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Tribals youths from the five states of western India on traditional way of governance and lifestyle

Posted on 29/03/2012 by website administrator

Express News Service : Ahmedabad, Sun Sep 06 2009 What would you like to see for your tribe in the next 10 years?’ the professor askd. Lakhmara, a tall young tribal from the Garasiya tribe in Rajasthan stood up, cleared … Continue reading →

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Unique lifestyle and culture of Soligas in the forest area near Chamarajanagar – Karnataka

Posted on 26/03/2012 by website administrator

Deccan Herald, Chamarajanagar, Mar 21, 2012 MP R Dhruvanarayan stressed the Centre that soligas living in the forest area coming under Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha constituency limits should be included in the list of adivasi tribe and provide all the benefits … Continue reading →

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Living conditions of tribal communities – 2011 Kerala survey

Posted on 07/03/2012 by website administrator

The Hindu, Thrissur, December 1, 2011 About 49 per cent tribal houses in the State do not have toilets. As many as 24,289 families do not hold ration cards. Hundreds of graduates and post graduates among the tribal communities are job … Continue reading →

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Oral tradition and creativity – tribal sammelan at Hampi Kannada University

Posted on 24/06/2011 by website administrator

Members of Koraga community performing the Koraga Gaja Mela at the Second Tribal Sammelan at Karkala – Photo Courtesy The Hindu 18 April 2010 Writer and former Vice-Chancellor of Hampi Kannada University Chandrashekhar Kambar said on Saturday that the Government … Continue reading →

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