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Ecological References in the Folksongs of the Kurichiyan Tribe of Wayanad – Kerala

Posted on 03/06/2012 by website administrator

Ecological References in the Folksongs of the Kurichiyan Tribe of Kerala by Bindu Ramachandran Abstract: This article is on the folksongs of the Kurichiyans, one of many settled agricultural tribes of the Wayanad district of Kerala. Their culture is enriched by a … Continue reading →

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Kerala’s Scheduled Tribes

Posted on 10/07/2011 by website administrator

In Kerala there are still 37 Scheduled Tribes out of 48 tribal communities; their number is only 1.26% of the state’s population.  What this figure indicates is that the rate of the assimilation of the aboriginals of Kerala has been … Continue reading →

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