Tribal Cultural Heritage in India
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Source: Leave NO ONE behind, The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsURL: https://www.fao.org/world-food-day/about/enDate Visited: 12 July 2022
Source: Romila Thapar in “The Narrative from the Mahabharata”, Sakuntala: Texts, Readings, Histories (New Delhi 1999), pp. 41-42 “Tribal men and women mix freely, but with respect for each other [but] caste …
We met adivasis who had been persecuted by the Naxalites, and other adivasis who had been tormented by the Salwa Judum vigilantes [i.e. “a strange, not to say bizarre, example …
The role of bees in any economy is well understood, and the disappearance of indigenous bee populations is alarming to scientists all over the world: Bees are some of nature’s …
Networking, respect for the culture nurtured by local communities and knowing the aspirations of modern tribal youth – these factors help rural children realize their full potential. In recent time, modernity has triggered tribal consciousness empathetically. Increasingly …
Bhimayana: Experiences of Untouchability. Graphic novelon Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar with art by award winning Gond artists Durgabai Vyam and Subhas Vyam; story by Srividya Natarajan and S. Anand. Navayana Publishing >> Critically acclaimed as “a magnificent …
Source: “Indigenous youth as agents of change for self-determination”, United NationsAddress: https://www.un.org/en/observances/indigenous-dayDate Visited: 30 July 2023 State welfare minister Louise Marandi showed her playful side [in Ranchi on 8 August …
Source: “We need indigenous communities for a better world”, International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples9 August, Unesco 2023URL: https://www.un.org/en/observances/indigenous-dayDate Visited: 19 July 2023