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Inspiring life style in terms of sustainability – exhibition on Girijan tribal culture of the Eastern Ghats – Andhra Pradesh

A three-day exhibition on tribal heritage of the Eastern Ghats is commencing at the Visakha Museum here on Friday. Photographs, handicraft items, jewellery, etc. depicting the life of Girijans in …

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Bhubaneswar Adivasi Mela – Odisha

Debabrata Mohanty, Indian Express, Bhubaneswar, Wed Feb 01 2012 At a time when the outrage over the video showing Andaman’s Jarawa tribals being made to dance in front of tourists …

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Unique lifestyle and culture of Soligas in the forest area near Chamarajanagar – Karnataka

Deccan Herald, Chamarajanagar, Mar 21, 2012 MP R Dhruvanarayan stressed the Centre that soligas living in the forest area coming under Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha constituency limits should be included in …