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Memories of life in a remote Bhil hamlet on the Narmada river: “Poor but not impoverished” – Maharashtra

Posted on 08/09/2021 by website administrator

The Narmada Control Authority (NCA) has been setup under the final orders and decision of the Narmada Water Disputes Tribunal (NWDT) as a machinery for implementation of its directions and decision. The authority started functioning from 20th December, 1980. | … Continue reading →

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Film and Television Institute of India & Tribal Institute team up: Projecting “the uniqueness of these tribes across the state” – Maharashtra

Posted on 20/07/2021 by website administrator

Rohan Swamy Tags : films, FTII Posted: Fri Apr 30 2010, 00:48 hrs Pune: In a first-of-its-kind project, the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) has teamed up with Pune-based Tribal Research and Training Institute (TRTI) to make films … Continue reading →

Posted in Community facilities, Cultural heritage, Ecology and environment, Economy and development, Education and literacy, Media portrayal, Modernity, Names and communities, Organizations, Particularly vulnerable tribal group (PVTG), Press snippets, Western Ghats - tribal heritage & ecology, Western region –  Western Zonal Council | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Film and Television Institute of India & Tribal Institute team up: Projecting “the uniqueness of these tribes across the state” – Maharashtra

Learn more about tribal communities in Maharashtra

Posted on 06/07/2021 by website administrator

In India tribal people are often called “Adivasis” and the government recognizes them as scheduled tribes (STs). Scheduled Tribes (STs) and also Scheduled Castes (SCs) are the disadvantaged sections of the society due to socio-economic exploitation and isolation since times … Continue reading →

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Narmada: “The lifeline of Central India” – Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra & Gujarat

Posted on 24/02/2021 by website administrator

Narmada Parikrama is the circumambulation around holy river Narmada undertaken by its pilgrims. Narmada river is considered to be the lifeline of Central India and is worshipped as Narmada maiyyaor Ma Rewa. The journey covers the route passing from the … Continue reading →

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“Tribal communities have a much deeper and a live sense of nature, living organisms, climate and material”: Veteran architect Narendra Dengle on architecture as an art – Maharashtra

Posted on 27/12/2020 by website administrator

Veteran architect Narendra Dengle [Pune] on the ongoing evolution of architecture Architecture is the only art, which demands wanderings through space for us to appreciate it. […] My work in rural and tribal areas was based on my learning from … Continue reading →

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