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Category Archives: Southern region – Southern Zonal Council
“Southern Zonal Council, comprising the States of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and the Union Territory of Puducherry” – Government of India in “Zonal Councils – Genesis” (accessed 3 April 2021)
http://interstatecouncil.nic.in/genesis/
“The idea of creation of Zonal Councils was mooted by the first Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru in 1956 […] ‘to develop the habit of cooperative working’ among these States.” – Government of India in “Zonal Councils” (accessed 3 April 2021)
https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/ZCS-CitiCharter-130710_0.pdf
https://indiantribalheritage.org/?page_id=20801
Zonal Cultural Centres
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A community whose drumming is associated with Chola, Chera and the Pandya kings – Tamil Nadu
The Hindu, Friday Review, November 03, 2016 | To read the full article and view a larger image, click here >> Thudumbu and Thudumbattam are played at temple festivals in and around Coimbatore. We went to Coimbatore for a concert but decided to stay back … Continue reading →
Posted in History, Museum collections - India, Music and dance, Musicology, Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Nilgiri, Photos and slideshows, Press snippets, Revival of traditions, Seasons and festivals, Southern region – Southern Zonal Council, Success story
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Toda cultural heritage and education: Nilgiri mountains – Tamil Nadu
A visit to the Toda hamlet known as Taranadmund near Ooty makes it clear that for the Toda community, cultural heritage is part of everyday life and worship. The local economy continues to involve buffalo rearing. As the Tamil Nadu … Continue reading →
Posted in Assimilation, Crafts and visual arts, Democracy, Dress and ornaments, Education and literacy, Gandhian social movement, Government of India, Homes and utensils, Modernity, Names and communities, Nilgiri, Organizations, Photos and slideshows, Quotes, Revival of traditions, Southern region – Southern Zonal Council, Tourism, Tribal elders, Western Ghats - tribal heritage & ecology, Women, Worship and rituals
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Tagged Kota, Toda
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Lighting up villages with solar power and doing other challenging things: Kudumbashree Adivasi women’s group of Edamalakudi – Kerala
The adivasi women of Edamalakudi, Kerala’s remotest panchayat, have formed a headload workers’ group, helped light up their villages with solar power, and practice group farming in wild elephant territory. All are Muthavan tribals. Almost all are members of Kerala’s … Continue reading →
Posted in Ecology and environment, Economy and development, Elephant, Modernity, Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Organizations, Photos and slideshows, Quotes, Southern region – Southern Zonal Council, Western Ghats - tribal heritage & ecology, Women
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Tagged Muthuvan
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eJournal | Special issue dedicated to the study of tribal culture in India (open access) – Asian Ethnology
Kondagaon Dance Competition 2004 from Asian Ethnology on Vimeo. Editors’ Note Frank J. Korom (Boston University) & Benjamin Dorman (Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture), 28 September 2014, Nagoya, Japan This year we bring you a special double issue dedicated to … Continue reading →
Posted in Adverse inclusion, Anthropology, Bastar, Central region – Central Zonal Council, Colonial policies, Cultural heritage, Customs, Dress and ornaments, Eastern region – Eastern Zonal Council, eBook & eJournal, Economy and development, History, Literature and bibliographies, Misconceptions, Modernity, Music and dance, Musicology, Names and communities, Networking, Nilgiri, Performing arts, Photos and slideshows, Quotes, Revival of traditions, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Rural poverty, Seasons and festivals, Southern region – Southern Zonal Council, Tribal identity, Video resources - external, Western Ghats - tribal heritage & ecology, Worship and rituals
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Tagged Bettakurumba, Bisonhorn Maria, Kattunaikka, Kattunayaka, Kota, Santal
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Harvesting honey in Kanyakumari district: Kani community honeybee project – Tamil Nadu
After constantly monitoring the honey bee nests, the tribal people will extract honey on March 5, 2015 for the first time in the area. […] Some bee colonies are left in spite of the artificial feeding during the lean season. … Continue reading →
Posted in Bees and honey, Community facilities, Economy and development, Figures, census and other statistics, Health and nutrition, Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Organizations, Photos and slideshows, Quotes, Southern region – Southern Zonal Council, Tribal elders, Western Ghats - tribal heritage & ecology
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