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 >>
Continue your exploration of India’s tribal cultural heritage by
- 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 >>
Learn more
The tribal food basket has always been diverse and nutritious, including maize, minor millets like kodo and kutki, oil seeds like ramtila, along with fruits, leaves, rhizomes, mushrooms, meat and fish,” says Bal. “We have pushed them out of their complementary relationship with ecology, way of life and time-tested nutrition. | Learn more >>
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Offline reading
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- 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)