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“Reimagine. Recreate.Restore.” – World Environment Day (5 June) – United Nations
For too long, we have been exploiting and destroying our planet’s ecosystems. Every three seconds, the world loses enough forest to cover a football pitch and over the last century we have& destroyed half of our wetlands. As much as 50 per cent of our … Continue reading
Posted in Biodiversity, eBook eJournal ePaper, Ecology and environment, Economy and development, Elephant, Nature and wildlife, Nilgiri, Southern region – Southern Zonal Council, Tiger, Wayanad, Western Ghats - tribal heritage & ecology
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eJournal | The Johar Journal: A multidisciplinary journal that aims to familiarize people with the tribal way of life – New Delhi
Is there still interest in folklore in Santal society?There is probably some interest, but now we live in a world of rapid development in the media. We cannot let our culture and society stop. Folklore was what we had, but … Continue reading
Posted in Customs, eBook eJournal ePaper, Education and literacy, History, Languages and linguistic heritage, Literature - fiction, Literature and bibliographies, Misconceptions, Modernity, Networking, Organizations, Poetry, Resources, Storytelling, Success story, Tips, Tribal culture worldwide, Tribal identity
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eJournal | The New Institutionalized Religion of the Tangsa Community – Assam & Arunachal Pradesh
Abstract In recent years, elites in many small ethnic communities in northeast India have made attempts to revive, reform and institutionalize their traditional religious practices in order to stem the tide of conversion to world religions and also to use … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Assimilation, Customs, eBook eJournal ePaper, Figures, census and other statistics, History, Literature and bibliographies, Misconceptions, Modernity, Names and communities, Quotes, Seasons and festivals, Seven Sister States & Sikkim – North Eastern Council, Worship and rituals
Tagged Jingphaw, Kachin Wancho, Naga, Nocte, Singpho, Tangsa
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ePaper | Tribes need to be prioritised according to the “UNICEF Working Paper Series Children of India”: The Status of Tribal Children in India: A historical perspective
Excerpts from the IHD – UNICEF Working Paper Series, Children of India: Rights and Opportunities (2011)By Virginius Xaxa, Professor of Sociology, Delhi School of Economics, Delhi University | Read the full report (PDF) >> 2. Status of Tribal Children On the eve of Independence, a … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Childhood and children, Democracy, eBook eJournal ePaper, Economy and development, Education and literacy, Figures, census and other statistics, Government of India, Health and nutrition, History, Misconceptions, Organizations, Quotes, Resources, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Rural poverty
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Forest dwellers in early India – myths and ecology in historical perspective
By Romila Thapar, Emeritus Professor of History, Jawaharlal Nehru University The hunt introduces us to the forest dwellers. These tended to be either creatures of the imagination such as the raksasas who are abundant, or else humans with supernatural faculties. Raksasas have … Continue reading
Posted in Adivasi / Adibasi, Adverse inclusion, Bees and honey, Customs, De- and re-tribalisation, eBook eJournal ePaper, Ecology and environment, Elephant, Figures, census and other statistics, Forest Rights Act (FRA), History, Literature and bibliographies, Misconceptions, Nature and wildlife, Networking, Quotes, Resources, Sacred grove, Seasons and festivals, Storytelling, Trees, Tribal culture worldwide, Women, Worship and rituals
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