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Category Archives: Santal Parganas
The Santals by Boro Baski
Santals are the largest homogeneous tribal community in Eastern India. In the 1991 census, more than 5.2 million Santals were counted [5.8 million in the 2001 census]. People of this ethnic group are also found in neighbouring countries like Bangladesh, … Continue reading
Posted in Adivasi / Adibasi, Assimilation, Customs, eBook eJournal ePaper, Figures, census and other statistics, Gandhian social movement, History, Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Quotes, Rural poverty, Santal Parganas, Seasons and festivals, Storytelling, Tagore and rural culture, Worship and rituals
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International framework through ILO and U.N. Conventions recognises rights of indigenous and tribal communities to ownership, control and management of land and resources
Tribal and indigenous communities across the world have been asserting their rights to the mineral wealth often found under the land they own or possess or have traditional rights to. They have been historically denied even a share of that … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Adverse inclusion, Chotanagpur, Community facilities, Democracy, Eastern region – Eastern Zonal Council, Ecology and environment, Economy and development, Figures, census and other statistics, Globalization, Government of India, History, Misconceptions, Modernity, Names and communities, Organizations, Press snippets, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Santal Parganas, Tribal culture worldwide
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