Search this website
Tribal culture: Indian press coverage
Govt. of India, universities and NGOs
- Search select websites +
- Forest Rights Act (FRA)
- India’s 29 States and 7 Union Territories
- Names of tribal communities
- PARI Rural people speak about their lives (photos, narratives, film & audio)
- Particularly vulnerable tribal groups & Scheduled Tribes
- Rights of Scheduled Tribes
- States & Union Territories of India
- Success story
- Tribal groups
- Zonal Cultural Centres
Recent posts
Category Archives: Rural poverty
Bringing indigenous knowledge systems into a “pedagogy of the collective”: Kora, Munda, Oraon, Mahli and Santal communities’ egalitarian value system is a source of strength – West Bengal
Adivasi learner and ‘pass-fail’ policy by Dr. Boro BaskiEnglish translation by Prof. Sudipto Mukhopadhyay Lately the West Bengal Government has scrapped the no-detention policy and brings back the “pass-fail” system. One gets a second chance in Class five and eight … Continue reading
Posted in Adivasi, Childhood and children, Customs, Eastern region, Education and literacy, Homes and utensils, Languages and linguistic heritage, Misconceptions, Modernity, Music and dance, Names and communities, Press snippets, Revival of traditions, Rural poverty, Seasons and festivals, Success story, Women
Tagged Kora, Mahali, Munda, Oraon, Santal
Comments Off on Bringing indigenous knowledge systems into a “pedagogy of the collective”: Kora, Munda, Oraon, Mahli and Santal communities’ egalitarian value system is a source of strength – West Bengal
In support of India’s tribal women: Find information provided on Government and NGO websites
The concept of a mixed economy as envisaged in the Indian constitution gave way to a modern free market economy. As a result, the ground gained over the previous two decades in the fight against poverty began to slide out … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Childhood and children, Community facilities, Democracy, Economy and development, Education and literacy, Figures, census and other statistics, Gandhian social movement, Globalization, Government of India, Health and nutrition, Networking, Organizations, Particularly vulnerable tribal group, Press snippets, Quotes, Regions of India, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Rural poverty, Success story, Tips, Video resources - external, Women
Comments Off on In support of India’s tribal women: Find information provided on Government and NGO websites
Rabindranath Tagore – pioneer in rural education
A most important truth, which we are apt to forget, is that a teacher can never truly teach unless he is still learning himself. A lamp can never light another lamp unless it continues to burn its own flame. – Rabindranath … Continue reading
Posted in Eastern region, Ecology and environment, Economy and development, Education and literacy, Government of India, Health and nutrition, Modernity, Networking, Organizations, Poetry, Quotes, Rural poverty, Seasons and festivals, Tagore and rural culture, Worship and rituals
Tagged Santal
Comments Off on Rabindranath Tagore – pioneer in rural education
Globalization and other challenges to customary, civil, political, social, economic and cultural rights of tribal communities: Government report – Kerala
INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background The Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the country are the groupings of historically disadvantaged people that are given express recognition in the Constitution of India. | To read the full police report to the Government of Kerala, click … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Adverse inclusion, Economy and development, Figures, census and other statistics, Forest Rights Act (FRA), Globalization, Government of India, History, PDF printfriendly, Rural poverty
Comments Off on Globalization and other challenges to customary, civil, political, social, economic and cultural rights of tribal communities: Government report – Kerala
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
Posted in Adivasi, Adverse inclusion, Anthropology, Assimilation, Colonial policies, De- and re-tribalisation, Ecology and environment, Endangered language, Figures, census and other statistics, Government of India, Misconceptions, Modernity, Names and communities, Organizations, Quotes, Revival of traditions, Rural poverty, Sacred grove, Tribal identity, Worship and rituals
Tagged Bhil, Bodo, Chenchu, Garo, Gond, Gondh, Jarawa, Khasi, Kuki, Kurumba, Mizo, Munda, Naga, Onge, Oraon, Santal, Sentinelese, Toda
Comments Off on Tribal Politics – adivasi culture, language, and religion in Encyclopedia of India