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Toda cultural history – Tamil Nadu
THE TODA AND CULTURE HISTORY: SOME REFLECTIONS FROM A DRAVIDIAN TRIBE OF NILGIRI HILLS Jakka Parthasarathy Key Words: Cultural relativism, Tamil Language, Acculturation, Culture Core Culture history is a perspective developed by anthropologists whose common concern is the inference of … 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
Posted in Adivasi, Anthropology, Cultural heritage, Government of India, Media portrayal, Misconceptions, Music and dance, Names and communities, Networking, Press snippets, Revival of traditions, Seasons and festivals, Social conventions, Tourism
Tagged Irula, Katunaikar, Kota, Paniyar, Toda
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The Todas, their cultural traditions and the Nilgiri biosphere (Tamil Nadu)
Dharmalingam Venugopal (Honorary Director of Nilgiri Documentation Centre) writes in The Hindu, September 17, 2011: The Todas and the Kotas of the Nilgiris have managed to preserve their strikingly unique culture in the face of relentless development. [...] The World Heritage … Continue reading
Posted in Colonial policies, Cultural heritage, Customs, De- and re-tribalisation, Ecology and environment, Economy and development, Government of India, Modernity, Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Organizations, Press snippets, Revival of traditions, Rural poverty
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Toda embroidery, an ancient art – Nilgiri (Tamil Nadu)
Toda community forays into reviving traditional art by Gayathri V Raj, Deccan Herald, Sunday 11 December 2011 [...] The ancient Toda community people are the residents of Nilgiris that means ‘Blue Mountains’, popularly known as Ooty. Nilgiris is the abode … Continue reading
Posted in Assimilation, Crafts and visual arts, Cultural heritage, Customs, Dress and ornaments, Ecology and environment, Economy and development, Health and nutrition, Misconceptions, Modernity, Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Organizations, Press snippets, Revival of traditions, Seasons and festivals, Tourism, Women, Worship and rituals
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Inspired by tribal ways – Tribal Beats inter-collegiate fest at Bangalore
Deccan Herald (Bangalore), Wednesday 16 November 2011 Many colleges from the City took part in the annual inter-collegiate fest of Bishop Cotton Women’s Christian College Disha — Tribal Beats, the annual inter-collegiate festival [...] With the theme being tribal, six … Continue reading
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
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
Posted in Anthropology, Archaeology, Assimilation, Crafts and visual arts, Customs, Dress and ornaments, Ecology and environment, Education and literacy, Globalization, Government of India, History, Homes and utensils, Maps, Modernity, Museum collections - India, Music and dance, Musicology, Names and communities, Networking, Quotes, Tribal identity
Tagged Adiya, Bagatha, Jenu Kuruba, Kadar, Kondakapu, Kota, Koya, Kundu Vadiyan, Lambadi, Lingadhari Koya, Mala Arayan, Malai Kudia, Minicoyan, Mullu Kurumba, Paniyar, Panjari Yerava, Putiya Paiku, Soliga, Sugali, Toda, Ulladan, Valmiki, Yerukula
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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
Posted in Anthropology, Economy and development, Education and literacy, Figures, census and other statistics, Government of India, Health and nutrition, History, Literature and bibliographies, Names and communities, Quotes, Rural poverty, Women
Tagged Irula, Kattunaikkar, Kota, Panniyan, Toda
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Tribal Politics – adivasi culture, language, and religion in Encyclopedia of India
Tribal Politics The “tribal” peoples or adivasis of India, according to the 2001 census, constitute roughly 8.1 percent of the country’s population, some 83,6 million people, classified under 461 different communities. They occupy a belt stretching from the Bhil regions … Continue reading
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Tagged Bhil, Bodo, Chenchu, Garo, Gond, Gondh, Jarawa, Khasi, Kuki, Kurumba, Mizo, Munda, Naga, Onge, Oraon, Santal, Sentinelese, Toda
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