Tag Archives: Pulayar

Pulayar music – Tamil Nadu

Posted on 30/10/2012 by website administrator

The hill-tribes have a natural fondness for music and they are known for the preservation of ancient culture. The Pulayar tribe describe their melodies as talams. According to them, their melodies are derived from the cooing of birds such as … Continue reading →

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Pulayar community of Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu – Wikipedia

Posted on 30/10/2012 by website administrator

The Pulayar, also Pulayar, Pulaya, or Pulayas or Holeya or Cheramar, are one of the main social groups found in Kerala, Karnataka and in historical Tamil Nadu or Tamilakam Traditions Their marriage rituals were described by Edgar Thurston,. Nowadays many … 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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International School exlores tribal culture in and outside Kerala

Posted on 24/06/2011 by website administrator

‘Tribes’ rule campus, for a day Staff Reporter THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The campus of Trivandrum International School here was converted into a fantasy tribal land on Thursday.  [...] The Tribal Carnival organised at the school on Thursday saw students attiring themselves in … Continue reading →

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