Ecological References in the Folksongs of the Kurichiyan Tribe of Wayanad – Kerala
Bindu RamachandranDepartment of AnthropolgyKannur University Thalassery CentreThalassery, [email protected] Learn more about the Kurichiyan community >>
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“India is home to nearly 20 Cr. [200 million] traditional forest-dwelling Adivasis and OTFDs [other forest dwelling communities], who derive their subsistence and livelihoods from forest and forest resources over several generations and thousands of years.” – Research team (Sayantani Satpathi, Shambhavi Singh & Subhodeep Basu) in “Revisiting the Forest Rights Act: Status of Implementation with respect to Land Tenures and Collection of Minor Forest Produce” (Bharat Rural Livelihoods Foundation New Delhi, 12 July 2019)
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Bindu RamachandranDepartment of AnthropolgyKannur University Thalassery CentreThalassery, [email protected] Learn more about the Kurichiyan community >>
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