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Category Archives: Commentary
ePub | The Problem of Tribal Education
The vulnerability of tribal populations to exploitation by minor government officials, as well as moneylenders, landlords, and other agents of vested interests, can largely be traced to their illiteracy and general ignorance of the world outside the narrow confines of … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Anthropology, Assimilation, Colonial policies, Commentary, Customs, Economy and development, Education and literacy, ePub & eJournal, Government of India, Literature and bibliographies, Modernity, Names and communities, Quotes, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Tribal identity
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Reflecting the interrelated ideas of cultures, civilizations and heritage: “Indian Cultures As Heritage— Contemporary Pasts”
In her new collection of essays, historian Romila Thapar casts a clear eye on India’s contentious past and political present Indian Cultures As Heritage— Contemporary Pasts: By Romila Thapar, Aleph Book Company, 224 pages, Rs599. | Read the full review … Continue reading
Posted in Assimilation, Commentary, Cultural heritage, Government of India, History, Literature and bibliographies, Misconceptions, Modernity, Networking, Press snippets, Resources, Worship and rituals
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“In Bastar, I learned that my books were used to teach English to the tribal children”: Chetan Bhagat on his sense of belonging and literature as entertainment
[…] I know most writers want to be published in the US and UK after becoming famous in India, but for me, it’s very important that even the smallest part of my own country experiences my writings and feels like a … Continue reading
Posted in Bastar, Childhood and children, Commentary, Education and literacy, Globalization, Languages and linguistic heritage, Misconceptions, Modernity, Press snippets, Storytelling
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A historical plea to ‘secure the advancement of the tribals without disturbing the essential harmony of their life and secure their integration without imposition’: Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes Commission – Government of India
Indians are truly rooted in an ethos of living in harmony with their land. There was a time when the Indian subcontinent was carpeted in green… watered by glacial rivers, blessed by rolling hills and productive grasslands, lush rainforests and … Continue reading →