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Category Archives: Eco tourism
India’s tribal cultural heritage: An alphabetical journey – Gujarat
“The Tribal Development Department of Gujarat has objectives to improve the Scheduled Tribes’ (ST) quality of life by increasing and ensuring their access to education, health care and income generation.” – Learn more | Govt., NGOs and universities | People’s Archive … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Community facilities, Constitution and Supreme Court, Cultural heritage, Democracy, eBook & eJournal, Eco tourism, Ecology and environment, Economy and development, Education and literacy, Figures, census and other statistics, Government of India, History, Languages and linguistic heritage, Literature and bibliographies, Museum collections - India, Narmada, Organizations, Regions of India, Resources, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Success story, Tips, Tourism, Western region – Western Zonal Council
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Video | Vayali Folklore Group performance – Kerala
The performance video covers Vayali Folklore Group’s journey for a folk art dance performance. The colour, energy and skill of the young people is on full display. About Vayali Motto: “Culture nourishes itself from nature.Without nature, culture cannot exist;without culture, … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts and visual arts, Eco tourism, Education and literacy, Music and dance, Nature and wildlife, Networking, Organizations, Quotes, Revival of traditions, Video resources - external, Women
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Celebrating nature with the Digaru Mishmi community: The Tamladu festival (February) – Arunachal Pradesh
[…] The Digaru Mishmis are one of the ancient tribes of Arunachal Pradesh. […] Tamladu Festival is prayer that is offered to the God of Earth and the God of Water. The tribal people believe in nature worship and according … Continue reading
Posted in Customs, Eco tourism, Music and dance, Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Quotes, Seasons and festivals, Seven Sister States & Sikkim – North Eastern Council, Tips, Worship and rituals
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Trust India’s “village republics” to bring in some good news from time to time – Kerala, Rajasthan & Tamil Nadu
75 per cent of the population did not make news. […] We need peoples’ movements around Health Justice, Food Justice, and more – some inspiring ones already exist, but are marginalised in corporate media coverage. Source: “We Didn’t Bleed Him … Continue reading →