Category Archives: Cultural heritage

Tip | Explore India’s leading periodicals, online journals and portals: Up-to-date information on tribal culture, ecology, education and other success stories

Posted on 25/05/2019 by website administrator

Search tips In the above search window, enter several combinations of search words, regions of India and names while including “tribal” or “tribe” in order to get a good impression of indigenous customs, education, crafts, endangered languages, or rights laid down … Continue reading →

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Community-based initiatives in search of collaborative partnerships: Digital audiovisual archives facilitated by Adivasi Academy at Tejgadh – Gujarat

Posted on 24/05/2019 by website administrator

DIGITAL COMMUNITY ARCHIVES FOR VERNACULAR MUSICS: CASES FROM INDIA Aditi Deo (University of Oxford) | Read the full article here >> […] This article draws upon ethnographic research in small towns in north India with local small-scale initiatives to archive oral … Continue reading →

Posted in Adivasi, Colonial policies, Community facilities, Cultural heritage, History, Languages and linguistic heritage, Maps, Modernity, Museum collections - India, Music and dance, Musicology, Names and communities, Networking, Organizations, Quotes, Success story, Western region | Tagged | Comments Off on Community-based initiatives in search of collaborative partnerships: Digital audiovisual archives facilitated by Adivasi Academy at Tejgadh – Gujarat

Acknowledging indigenous peoples’ stewardship: Contributions to earth’s biodiversity – Cultural Survival

Posted on 21/05/2019 by website administrator

It is no coincidence that 80 percent of the earth’s biodiversity is found on Indigenous lands. It is because of Indigenous people’s stewardship and relationship with the environment. | Read the full text here: https://www.culturalsurvival.org/issues >> However, governments in Indigenous Peoples’ homelands … Continue reading →

Posted in Accountability, Adverse inclusion, Cultural heritage, Customs, Democracy, Ecology and environment, Endangered language, Figures, census and other statistics, Globalization, History, Languages and linguistic heritage, Literature and bibliographies, Nature and wildlife, Organizations, Quotes, Resources, Tips, Tribal culture worldwide, Tribal identity | Comments Off on Acknowledging indigenous peoples’ stewardship: Contributions to earth’s biodiversity – Cultural Survival

Museums in the service of mutual understanding, cooperation and peace: International Museum Day (18 May each year) – ICOM

Posted on 06/05/2019 by website administrator

The objective of International Museum Day (IMD) is to raise awareness of the fact that, “Museums are an important means of cultural exchange, enrichment of cultures and development of mutual understanding, cooperation and peace among peoples.” Organised on 18 May … Continue reading →

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Lending a voice to the nation’s indigenous population: Adivaani, a trust that publishes books written by Adivasis – Jharkhand and West Bengal

Posted on 21/04/2019 by website administrator

Garima Mishra, Indian Express New Delhi, Sat Apr 27 2013 | Read the full article >>“Why don’t we have an Adivasi voice?”, “Why don’t we have a ‘for and by’ Adivasi publishing house?”, “Where is the authentic Adivasi narrative?” These questions had … Continue reading →

Posted in Adivasi, Childhood and children, Community facilities, Crafts and visual arts, Cultural heritage, Customs, Eastern region, History, Languages and linguistic heritage, Media portrayal, Modernity, Multi-lingual education, Names and communities, Press snippets, Quotes, Revival of traditions, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Storytelling, Success story, Tribal culture worldwide, Video resources - external, Women, Worship and rituals | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Lending a voice to the nation’s indigenous population: Adivaani, a trust that publishes books written by Adivasis – Jharkhand and West Bengal