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Category Archives: Southern region – Southern Zonal Council
India’s tribal cultural heritage – Lakshadweep
Lakshadweep, which is a land in the deep Arabian Sea and is a part of the Indian Subcontinent, is recognised as the smallest Union Territory of India. The UT has one Lok Sabha constituency which is reserved for Scheduled Tribes … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Cultural heritage, Democracy, Eco tourism, Ecology and environment, Economy and development, Education and literacy, Figures, census and other statistics, Government of India, Health and nutrition, Languages and linguistic heritage, Modernity, Nature and wildlife, Organizations, Quotes, Regions of India – Tribal heritage & indigenous knowledge, Resources, Scheduled Tribe (ST), Southern region – Southern Zonal Council, Success story, Tips, Tourism, Worship and rituals
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Giving Irula healing practices a place in modern medicine: A new source of livelihood for “one among the six oldest Adivasi tribes” – Puducherry & Tamil Nadu
The term Irula means being capable of finding one’s path in dark forests, according to an Irula myth | Read the full report in the Times of India here >> Born in nature’s lap, Irulas share a symbiotic relationship with Mother Earth. They … Continue reading
Posted in Community facilities, Customs, Eco tourism, Ecology and environment, Economy and development, Ethnobotany and ethnomedicine, Government of India, Health and nutrition, History, Misconceptions, Names and communities, Networking, Organizations, Press snippets, Revival of traditions, Scheduled Tribe (ST), Social conventions, Southern region – Southern Zonal Council, Success story, Tribal identity, Women
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Two novels on West Ghat tribal cultural heritage: Changing perceptions of land and its ownership – Kerala & Tamil Nadu
Two novels that capture local history in English translationEach novel is written from a different angle, yet both chronicle the lives of people attached to their land and customs while facing the pressures imposed by mainstream society: one by male … Continue reading
Posted in Adivasi / Adibasi, Assimilation, Childhood, Colonial policies, Constitution and Supreme Court, Customs, Economy and development, Education and literacy, History, Literature - fiction, Modernity, Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Nilgiri Biosphere, Quotes, Rural poverty, Seasons and festivals, Social conventions, Southern region – Southern Zonal Council, Storytelling, Tips, Western Ghats – Tribal heritage and ecology, Women, Worship and rituals
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Dravidian migration, Sumerian linguistic and cultural affinities – Tamil Nadu
According to Prof Velupillay the Tamils can be defined as people having Tamil as their mother tongue. Tamil language is a member of the Dravidian family of languages. The name given to the family came from a very early reference … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, History, Languages and linguistic heritage, Quotes, Resources, Southern region – Southern Zonal Council, Tribal culture worldwide
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