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

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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Interview with Richard K. Wolf on his study titled “The Black Cow’s Footprint: Time, Space, and Music in the Lives of the Kotas of South India”

Excerpt from an interview with Richard K. Wolf, author of an award-winning study of Kota culture: The Black Cow’s Footprint: Time, Space, and Music in the Lives of the Kotas of South India (Permanent Black, Delhi 2005 ISBN 81-7824-126-9) and University of Illinois … 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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Toda and Kota resources on archive.org – Nilgiri (South India)

Example: one of several resources found by typing “Nilgiri” in the archive.org Search window Anthropology of the Todas and Kotas of the Nilgiri Hills : and of the Bráhmans, Kammálans, Pallis, and Pariahs of Madras City (1896) Author: Thurston, Edgar, 1855-1935 Subject: … Continue reading

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Anthropological Museum in Mysore – Karnataka

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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Kota music and musical instruments – Music Academy Madras lecture by Richard Wolf (Harvard University)

The Hindu : FEATURES / FRIDAY REVIEW January 1, 2010 PAPPU VENUGOPALA RAO The focus was on music history, its religious aspects and some unique technical nuances. [...] Kota Drums: The first lecture was by Prof. Richard Wolf of the … Continue reading

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Tribal Development Strategies in India by M.P. Damodaran, S. Sumathi and P. Govinda Reddy

M.P. Damodaran, S. Sumathi and P. Govinda Reddy Tribal Development in India The concept of development has different connotations in different contexts. In a narrow sense, ‘it means, change, and progress, either whole or, partial’. There are people with difference … Continue reading

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Kota music and dance

The inhabitants of remote Kunda Kotagiri village maintain their own culture centre. This ensures the continuance of their community’s distinct traditions among the educated youth of this village. Such enthusiasm was much in evidence during this unannounced visit which was … Continue reading

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Indian Aboriginal Tribes – indianetzone.com

Indian aboriginal tribes primarily reside in remote areas of Madhya Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Orissa and West Bengal. Indian aboriginal tribes are native tribes, who were much less in number during the primitive times, however, with the passing decades, the Indian … Continue reading

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