Tribal Cultural Heritage in India Foundation

This website is all about “Showcasing new initiatives in education”. It is inspired by a fundamental commitment to human rights by India’s founding fathers:

India is a secular state with a constitution committed to the unique demography, history and culture of each state and union territory – knowindia.gov.in >>

Enjoy a virtual journey across India with the help of an interactive map.

Continue your exploration of India’s tribal cultural heritage by

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  exploring video contents and slideshows
• listening to music – both traditional and modern (see “Media” menu for more audio and video contents as well as free ePub resources)
• taking a guided tour of this website
• browsing what’s new and interesting
• asking questions like “How many ‘Scheduled Tribes’ are there in India?”; and “What distinguishes them from other communities?” (‘tribal’ or otherwise)
• understanding the intentions of India’s founding fathers: Gandhi & Nehru
• deriving inspiration from Tagore’s vision of rural culture 
• reading some of the success stories to understand India’s tribal heritage
• searching for Indian publications by and about members of tribal communities
• finding posts with information about a particular community
• using an interactive map featuring museum collections across India
• enjoying a virtual journey across time and space:
  from the Indus Valley Civilisation to  modern India and beyond

 

For recent reports on India’s tribal cultural heritage, search select periodicals in the above search window. A list of  periodicals, online journals and portals included in each custom search is found here >>

Thank you for your interest, suggestions and other feedback!

Offline reading
To download the free PDF-version of the guided tour for offline reading or printing, click here >>

More tips

• browsing with a small portable device (smartphone)
• tips for teachers and students
• tips for visitors and lovers of Indian culture

Credits
Banner photo and art: courtesy Arun VC (Kerala)