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“Climate change forces us to redefine ‘rights’”:  Droupadi Murmu – 15th President of India

Posted on 23/03/2023 by website administrator

I am glad to be participating in the Human Rights Day celebration organised by the National Human Rights Commission. It is an important occasion for the whole of humankind, as it was on this day in 1948 that the United … Continue reading →

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Slideshow | Community based programmes in remote, drought prone tribal villages – Madhya Pradesh

Posted on 23/03/2023 by website administrator

Chandanpura is a small village in the Bijawar block of Madhya Pradesh.  It falls under the rain scarce drought prone area of Bundelkhand. […] The village Chadanpura is a tribal dominated village. The overall population of village is 296, among … Continue reading →

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Women in India: A reality check

Posted on 23/03/2023 by website administrator

Tracing the rise of patriarchy to class-based “civilisations” and the diminishing role of women in such societies, Chris Harman, in his book ‘A People’s History of the World’, says in hunter-gatherer societies, there was no male supremacy over women as … Continue reading →

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Tribal Politics – adivasi culture, language, and religion in Encyclopedia of India

Posted on 20/03/2023 by website administrator

Tribal Politics The “tribal” peoples or adivasis of India, according to the 2001 census, constitute roughly 8.1 percent of the country’s population, some 83,6 million people, classified under 461 different communities. They occupy a belt stretching from the Bhil regions … Continue reading →

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eLearning | “Conserving Tradition and Practices of Adivasi Communities in India”: National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) and the Tribal Academy of Bhasha Research – Gujarat

Posted on 20/03/2023 by website administrator

Source: Online Webinar Programme on “Conserving Tradition and Practices of Adivasi Communities in India” jointly organized by the National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) and the Tribal Academy of Bhasha Research on 14 October 2021,URL: https://nidm.gov.in/pdf/trgReports/2021/October/Report_14October2021sg.pdfDate Visited: 5 March 2023

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