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Ambitious e-governance scheme for tribal welfare ashram schools and hostels – Andhra Pradesh
An ambitious plan is on the anvil to bring the administration of as many as 74 tribal welfare ashram schools and 45 tribal welfare hostels in the Bhadrachalam Agency under e-governance from the coming academic year. With a view to … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Childhood and children, Community facilities, Education and literacy, Government of India, Modernity, Organizations, Press snippets, Southern region – Southern Zonal Council
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Future in the making – Kanavu Kerala Culture Club
‘Kanavu’ means ‘dream‘. It is exactly a dream, an initiative of the alternative educational vision of K. J. Baby and his like-minded friends. The inception of the idea can be traced back to Maveli Manatram (1991), Baby‘s novel that was … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood and children, Crafts and visual arts, Cultural heritage, Ecology and environment, Economy and development, Education and literacy, Film, Games and leisure time, Gandhian social movement, Health and nutrition, Music and dance, Names and communities, Organizations, Performing arts, Press snippets, Quotes, Rural poverty, Video resources - external, Wayanad, Women
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Video | Cultural traditions of the Halakki people – Karnataka
Watch a series of short videos by Venkatesh Lakshmanan: Jana Padhe Geethe – Halakki drumming A wooden watering utensil Processing grain Grain storage A traditional measuring cup Making halli (seedi) drawings Making rice cakes Suggi Habba celebration Dance during the … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Cultural heritage, Customs, Health and nutrition, Homes and utensils, Music and dance, Names and communities, Seasons and festivals, Southern region – Southern Zonal Council, Video contents
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