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Tips | Biodiversity, ethnobotany, health and nutrition
Public health and food security depend on citizens’ willingness to “use and share resources in a sustainable and equitable manner”. The nation’s “primary conservers” – often tribal farmers – are now seen as guardians of biological diversity (Genome Saviour Award); and … Continue reading
Posted in Biodiversity, Community facilities, Customs, Ecology and environment, Economy and development, Education and literacy, Ethnobotany and ethnomedicine, Forest Rights Act (FRA), Health and nutrition, Literature and bibliographies, Nature and wildlife, Organizations, Press snippets, Quotes, Regions of India – Tribal heritage & indigenous knowledge, Resources, Revival of traditions, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Sacred grove, Success story, Tips, Trees, Western Ghats – Tribal heritage and ecology
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Two novels on West Ghat tribal cultural heritage: Changing perceptions of land and its ownership – Kerala & Tamil Nadu
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 Badaga, Malayarayar
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Environmental history and what makes for a civilization – Romila Thapar
“Many voices of history … are what well known historian Romila Thapar brings out in her works. In this exclusive interview, she talks about changing trends in research, corruption in society and why she refused the Padma Bhushan.” – Excerpts … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Bees and honey, Biodiversity, Customs, Ecology and environment, Health and nutrition, History, Languages and linguistic heritage, Misconceptions, Nature and wildlife, Press snippets, Quotes, Trees, Worship and rituals
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Dravidian migration, Sumerian linguistic and cultural affinities – Tamil Nadu
According to Prof Velupillay the Tamils can be defined as people having Tamil as their mother tongue. Tamil language is a member of the Dravidian family of languages. The name given to the family came from a very early reference … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, History, Languages and linguistic heritage, Quotes, Resources, Southern region – Southern Zonal Council, Tribal culture worldwide
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Proper coverage of “deprivation”: Ethical considerations for students of Indian journalism
Asian College of Journalism: Covering Deprivation During the first semester, all students take a required course— the only one of its kind taught by a journalism school anywhere in the world — Covering Deprivation. Deprivation” refers to the inability of … Continue reading →