Category Archives: Nilgiri Biosphere

“Despite the restitution of community rights under the Forest Rights Act of 2006, the Adivasis are not able to supplement their diet with resources gathered from the forest as they did before.” – Priti David in “In the Nilgiris, an inheritance of malnutrition” ( People’s Archive of Rural India, 1 May 2020)
https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/articles/in-the-nilgiris-an-inheritance-of-malnutrition/
https://indiantribalheritage.org/?p=30029

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Two novels on West Ghat tribal cultural heritage: Changing perceptions of land and its ownership – Kerala & Tamil Nadu

Posted on 27/01/2023 by website administrator

Two novels that capture local history in English translationEach novel is written from a different angle, yet both chronicle the lives of people attached to their land and customs while facing the pressures imposed by mainstream society: one by male … Continue reading →

Posted in Adivasi / Adibasi, Assimilation, Childhood, Colonial policies, Constitution and Supreme Court, Customs, Economy and development, Education and literacy, History, Literature - fiction, Modernity, Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Nilgiri Biosphere, Quotes, Rural poverty, Seasons and festivals, Social conventions, Southern region – Southern Zonal Council, Storytelling, Tips, Western Ghats – Tribal heritage and ecology, Women, Worship and rituals | Tagged , | Comments Off on Two novels on West Ghat tribal cultural heritage: Changing perceptions of land and its ownership – Kerala & Tamil Nadu

Audio | Kota music and musical instruments – Tamil Nadu

Posted on 31/12/2022 by website administrator

PAPPU VENUGOPALA RAO The focus was on music history, its religious aspects and some unique technical nuances. […] Kota Drums: The first lecture was by Prof. Richard Wolf of the Harvard University. Richard worked on ‘Of God and Death: Music … Continue reading →

Posted in Adivasi / Adibasi, Audio resources - external, Economy and development, Education and literacy, Literature and bibliographies, Modernity, Music and dance, Musicology, Nilgiri Biosphere, Organizations, Press snippets, Southern region – Southern Zonal Council, Worship and rituals | Tagged | Comments Off on Audio | Kota music and musical instruments – Tamil Nadu

Resources for the classroom: Learning from and about India’s tribal communities, their culture and knowledge systems

Posted on 31/12/2022 by website administrator

“[I]t is some of the basic values and ideology imbibed in the traditional tribal socio-cultural milieus that should have been emulated and promoted amongst the non-tribal mainstream, not, as has been going on, the other way round.” Source: ’Who Is … Continue reading →

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“The Toda Landscape: Explorations in cultural ecology”: Book on rapid changes and transformations | Tamil Nadu

Posted on 31/12/2022 by website administrator

Scholars, historians and anthropologists came together to felicitate Dr. Tarun Chhabra on his definitive work on the Toda tribe The 150 year old Nilgiri library witnessed the launch of a definitive volume, The Toda Landscape Explorations in cultural ecology. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropology, Crafts and visual arts, Cultural heritage, Customs, Ecology and environment, History, Languages and linguistic heritage, Literature and bibliographies, Modernity, Names and communities, Nilgiri Biosphere, Photos and slideshows, Press snippets, Resources, Southern region – Southern Zonal Council, Tips, Tribal elders, Western Ghats – Tribal heritage and ecology, Worship and rituals | Tagged | Comments Off on “The Toda Landscape: Explorations in cultural ecology”: Book on rapid changes and transformations | Tamil Nadu

Map | A virtual journey across time and space

Posted on 31/12/2022 by website administrator

Whatever our own cultural background, there are amazing discoveries to be made, for India’s youth just as for scholars and visitors from all over the world! Learn more about – and from – some of India’s tribal communities by Gondi-Harappan link (2500 B.C.–1750 … Continue reading →

Posted in Adivasi / Adibasi, Archaeology, Central region – Central Zonal Council, Colonial policies, Crafts and visual arts, Cultural heritage, Eastern region – Eastern Zonal Council, Fashion and design, Gandhian social movement, History, Homes and utensils, Modernity, Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Nilgiri Biosphere, Northern region – Northern Zonal Council, Press snippets, Quotes, Regions of India – Tribal heritage & indigenous knowledge, Sacred grove, Seven Sister States & Sikkim – North Eastern Council, Southern region – Southern Zonal Council, Storytelling, Tips, Tourism, Trees, Western region –  Western Zonal Council, Worship and rituals | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Map | A virtual journey across time and space