Accountability / Adivasi / Adibasi / Biodiversity / Colonial policies / Commentary / Community facilities / Cultural heritage / Customs / Democracy / Ecology and environment / Economy and development / Forest Rights Act (FRA) / Government of India / History / Modernity / Music and dance / Names and communities / Organizations / Quotes / Revival of traditions / Rural poverty / Sacred grove / Storytelling / Tribal elders / Video resources - external / Western region –  Western Zonal Council / Women

Video | Voices of Bhil tribal from semi-arid forest: A documentary on forest Rights by Purabi Bose – Rajasthan

Forest Rights: Jung Jungle aur Jungle ke logo ka. Voices of Bhil tribal from semi-arid forest, Rajasthan, India. A short video documentary (14mins) film ‘Forest Rights’ is produced and directed …

Adivasi / Adibasi / Childhood / Colonial policies / Crafts and visual arts / Cultural heritage / Democracy / Eastern region – Eastern Zonal Council / Economy and development / Education and literacy / History / Literature and bibliographies / Modernity / Music and dance / Names and communities / Organizations / Resources / Revival of traditions / Rights of Indigenous Peoples / Rural poverty / Seasons and festivals / Storytelling / Video contents

Video | Disaibon Hul – An Adivaani book on the 1855 Santal ‘Hul’ Rebellion – Jharkhand

The Hul was a valiant effort of the Santal people to free themselves from the oppressive powers of the landlords, moneylenders and the British crown. More than 150 years after …

Anthropology / Chotanagpur / Community facilities / Customs / Eastern region – Eastern Zonal Council / Games and leisure time / Modernity / Names and communities / Organizations / Performing arts / Press snippets / Revival of traditions / Rural poverty / Tourism / Tribal culture worldwide

A living martial art-based dance form: The practice of Firkal in a remote Bhumij tribal village of Chotanagpur – Jharkhand

Firkal is an unusual name for a dance form. Many scholars of Indian dance as well as social anthropologists have not heard of it, far less seen it being performed. …

Anthropology / Archaeology / Central region – Central Zonal Council / Crafts and visual arts / Customs / History / Languages and linguistic heritage / Names and communities / Seven Sister States & Sikkim – North Eastern Council / Southern region – Southern Zonal Council / Western Ghats – Tribal heritage and ecology

India’s living megalithic culture and rock art – Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu & Telangana

Massive stone structures dotted across the subcontinent provide a fascinating glimpse into India’s prehistoric past […] Megaliths are spread across the Indian subcontinent, though the bulk of them are found …

Adivasi / Adibasi / Crafts and visual arts / Eastern region – Eastern Zonal Council / History / Media portrayal / Misconceptions / Modernity / Museum collections - India / Names and communities / Photos / Press snippets / Quotes / Tagore and rural culture / Video resources - external

Video | Representing tribal peasants with grace and dignity: Ramkinkar Baij’s sculpture “Santhal Family” – West Bengal

One of India’s foremost modernist sculptors, Ramkinkar Baij is remembered as the ‘eccentric genius’ from Bankura who was ahead of his times. The pioneering artist experimented both with material and …

Accountability / Audio resources - external / Colonial policies / Cultural heritage / eBook eJournal ePaper / Government of India / History / Libraries / Names and communities / Quotes / Resources / Santal Parganas

Audio & eBook | Folklore of the Santal Parganas by Cecil Henry Bompas – Parganas Librivox recording & Project Gutenberg

This is an intriguing collection of folklore from the Santal Parganas, a district in India located about 150 miles from Calcutta. As its Preface implies, this collection is intended to …

Adivasi / Adibasi / Childhood / Commentary / Community facilities / Cultural heritage / De- and re-tribalisation / Democracy / Eco tourism / Ecology and environment / Economy and development / Gandhian social movement / History / Media portrayal / Misconceptions / Modernity / Networking / Organizations / Press snippets / Quotes / Regions of India – Tribal heritage & indigenous knowledge / Revival of traditions / Rights of Indigenous Peoples / Rural poverty / Seasons and festivals / Southern region – Southern Zonal Council / Storytelling / Success story / Tribal identity / Western Ghats – Tribal heritage and ecology / Western region –  Western Zonal Council / Women

Trust India’s “village republics” to bring in some good news from time to time – Kerala, Rajasthan & Tamil Nadu

In an atmosphere where every morning, our newspapers greet us with stories of girls being tormented, raped, killed or treated like a doormat in one way or another, trust India’s …