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Category Archives: Western Ghats – tribal heritage & ecology
Natural beauty and sustainability through people-centric forest management: A strong Adivasi movement that keeps the momentum going – Maharashtra
From ever green forests of western ghats to deciduous forest of Vidarbha, each region is bestowed with unique natural beauty. Jewels in the crown are the tiger reserves like Tadoba, Melghat, Pench and Sahyandri. Mowgli Land is inviting you, on … Continue reading
Posted in Community facilities, Crafts and visual arts, Cultural heritage, Eco tourism, Ecology and environment, Figures, census and other statistics, Forest Rights Act (FRA), Gadchiroli, Government of India, Maps, Nature and wildlife, Networking, Organizations, Regions of India, Tiger, Tips, Tourism, Western Ghats - tribal heritage & ecology, Western region
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Elephants – a way of life for the Korubas of South India – Karnataka
ASHOKA, ELEPHANT BOY, Age 17Excerpts from Mother India’s Children by Edward Rice Sometimes India reminds me of the ocean. It looks like one great undifferentiated mass of people, like so many identical waves. To the tourists who jump from Calcutta … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Childhood and children, Colonial policies, Community facilities, Customs, Economy and development, Education and literacy, Elephant, Figures, census and other statistics, Health and nutrition, History, Literature and bibliographies, Maps, Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Press snippets, Quotes, Rural poverty, Social conventions, Storytelling, Western Ghats - tribal heritage & ecology, Worship and rituals
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Ashwini community health programme to train village-level health workers (Gudalur) – Tamil Nadu
Ashwini is working closely with tribal communities in south India to help improve their social lot through participative inclusion Deep in the misty Nilgiri hills, a quiet revolution has been taking place in Gudalur, a verdant valley nestled at the … Continue reading
Posted in Adivasi, Childhood and children, Community facilities, Education and literacy, Health and nutrition, Maps, Modernity, Organizations, Quotes, Western Ghats - tribal heritage & ecology
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Trust India’s “village republics” to bring in some good news from time to time – Kerala, Rajasthan & Tamil Nadu
A village that plants 111 trees for every girl born in Rajasthan Mahim Pratap Singh, The Hindu, Jaipur, April 11, 2013 In an atmosphere where every morning, our newspapers greet us with stories of girls being tormented, raped, killed or … Continue reading
Posted in Adivasi, Childhood and children, Commentary, Community facilities, Cultural heritage, De- and re-tribalisation, Eco tourism, Ecology and environment, Economy and development, Gandhian social movement, History, Media portrayal, Misconceptions, Modernity, Networking, Organizations, Press snippets, Quotes, Regions of India, Revival of traditions, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Rural poverty, Seasons and festivals, Southern region, Storytelling, Success story, Tribal identity, Western Ghats - tribal heritage & ecology, Western region, Women
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Wildlife and changing lifestyles in the “biodiversity hotspots” of the Nilgiri hills (Western Ghats) – Tamil Nadu and Kerala
Tarsh Thekaekara, New Delhi, Sun Jul 15 2012 I grew up in a small town on the border of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, cradled in the Nilgiri hills. I now work as a conservationist in the same area. Gudalur sits … Continue reading →
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