Category Archives: Community facilities

“Increasingly available facilities are pushing the educated and informed tribal groups to seek (new) identity among majority in the Indian society. […] So it is very important for anthropologists and other social scientists in contemporary world to study understand and explain the status of tribal youth with respect to its participation and acceptance to the wave of development and modernization and further related changes. […] Fading importance of various social structures and institutions are few of the different dimensions of understanding among elderly sections in different tribal communities about the new aspiration of tribal youth.” – Subhendu Kumar Acharya & Gautam K Kshatriya in: “Social Transformation, Identity of Indian Tribes in Recent Time: An Anthropological perspective“ (Afro Asian Journal of Anthropology and Social Policy Volume-5, Issue-2 2014)
https://www.academia.edu/9963906
https://indiantribalheritage.org/?p=20371

“Santiniketan is in many ways a pioneering step in the field of education and rural reconstruction. Located in the heart of nature amongst Hindu, Muslim, and Santali villages which were in ‘serious decline’ despite a rich cultural heritage, the school, from almost its beginning aimed to combine education with a sense of obligation towards the larger civic community.” – Partha Mitter in The triumph of modernism: India’s artists and the avant-garde, 1922-1947
Santiniketan – UNESCO World Heritage Centre
https://indiantribalheritage.org/?p=4348

“True self-reliance won’t come from relentless industrialisation, but from localisation and decentralisation, as demonstrated by these remarkable stories of empowered rural communities.” – Ashish Kothari, Kalpavriksh (Pune-based NGO)
https://www.thehindu.com/society/what-does-self-reliance-really-mean-amazing-stories-emerge-from-indias-villages/article31756580.ece
https://indiantribalheritage.org/?p=34172

“India already starts off from a weak position of having very low spending in the critical areas of social protection, education and health. […] This continued negligence does not bode well for inclusive development in India.” – Dipa Sinha (Dr. B. R. Ambed­kar Uni­ver­sity Delhi) in “A betrayal of the social sector when it needs help” (The Hindu, 2 February 2022)
https://www.thehindu.com
https://indiantribalheritage.org/?p=30029

Video | Marriage customs of the Santals: A large mural created by village artists to express their cultural identity – West Bengal

Posted on 25/09/2022 by website administrator

Marriage Reception A Santal marriage takes five days and involves various, often complex, rituals. On the day of the Gidi-chumara (Marriage Reception) the women arrive to bless the bride and groom with grass and grains of rice which are kept … Continue reading →

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The Power of Self-Interpretation: Ideas on Starting a Community Museum

Posted on 24/09/2022 by website administrator

[…] To appreciate the potential of the community museum, consider the challenges local communities, especially disadvantaged ones, face today. The effects of globalization include persistent poverty, loss of cultural identity, accelerated migration, and disintegration of the bonds of unity and … Continue reading →

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Audio | The Muskoka Summit on the Environment – Canada

Posted on 23/09/2022 by website administrator

Restoring our relationship with nature from lake beds to treetops Indigenous peoples have all around the world have principles and values that we can learn from, that will help us to understand what our responsibility is here. (9:33) What’s emerging … Continue reading →

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Helping end human trafficking and modern slavery – #FREEDOMFORGIRLS

Posted on 23/09/2022 by website administrator

71% of modern slavery victims are women and girls. With an estimated 40.3 million people victims of modern slavery and human trafficking, that’s a lot of girls around the world who are being exploited for someone else’s benefit, or treated like … Continue reading →

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Tribal voices worth listening to: On culture, land rights, employment, education and indigenous languages – Andaman, Kerala & Odisha

Posted on 21/09/2022 by website administrator

“Unless we affirm our culture and right and language, we won’t live. Our colour is good, our language is good, our art is good, our way of living is good. If we can respect your religion and your practices, why … Continue reading →

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