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Gond dance – Madhya Pradesh
Villagers at Sawra have decided to revive their traditional dances in an effort to preserve and showcase their rich culture. Satpuda Foundation (a wildlife conservation NGO working in central India) is encouraging this and other community initiatives. | Learn more >> … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Eco tourism, Ecology and environment, Maps, Music and dance, Names and communities, Press snippets, Video resources - external
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Video | Vayali Folklore Group performance – Kerala
<span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span> The performance video covers Vayali Folklore Group’s journey for a folk art dance performance. The colour, energy and skill of the young people is on full display. About Vayali … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts and visual arts, Eco tourism, Education and literacy, Maps, Music and dance, Networking, Organizations, Quotes, Revival of traditions, Video resources - external, Women
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Video | “Nations don’t make us human – languages make us human”: Ganesh Devy – People’s Linguistic Survey of India
The census of India says the country is losing languages at an alarming rate. But the People’s Linguistic Survey of India seems to say there’s more to it than meets the eye. * Wherever the colonial power was played the … Continue reading
Posted in Assimilation, Colonial policies, Constitution and Supreme Court, Cultural heritage, Democracy, Education and literacy, Endangered language, Figures, census and other statistics, Globalization, Government of India, History, Languages and linguistic heritage, Modernity, Multi-lingual education, Northern region, Organizations, Press snippets, Quotes, Regions of India, Resources, Revival of traditions, Southern region, Success story, Tribal identity, Video resources - external, Western region
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Video | “Our values, farming, song and dances”: Tribal and indigenous peoples’ education must be rooted in the people’s own land, language and culture – Survival International
Factory Schools: crimes against children from Survival International on Vimeo. Two million tribal and indigenous children are in Factory Schools today. Lives are destroyed and families are torn apart as the children are intentionally alienated from their community and stripped … Continue reading
Posted in Adivasi, Eastern region, Economy and development, Education and literacy, Ekalavya (Eklavya, Eklabya), EMR & Factory schools, Endangered language, Ethnobotany, Figures, census and other statistics, Government of India, Health and nutrition, Languages and linguistic heritage, Names and communities, Organizations, Resources, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Rural poverty, Tribal culture worldwide, Tribal identity, Video resources - external
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