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Category Archives: Rural poverty
“We now had history on our side”: Poet Kamal Kumar Tanti on his search for identity – From Orissa, Jharkhand, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal to the tea gardens of Assam
The Assamese poet Kamal Kumar Tanti won the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar in the year 2012 for his book of poems, Marangburu Amar Pita. The phrase “Marangburu amarpita” can be roughly translated into English as “Marangburu, my father”. Marang Buru … Continue reading
Posted in Adivasi / Adibasi, Adverse inclusion, Assimilation, Central region – Central Zonal Council, Colonial policies, Eastern region – Eastern Zonal Council, Economy and development, Figures, census and other statistics, Government of India, History, Languages and linguistic heritage, Misconceptions, Names and communities, Poetry, Press snippets, Quotes, Revival of traditions, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Rural poverty, Seven Sister States & Sikkim – North Eastern Council, Southern region – Southern Zonal Council, Storytelling, Success story, Worship and rituals
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“Rural India will be history” (according to govt. officials): Scheduled tribes population figures – Census of India
According to the Census of 2011, the ST population in India was 104.5 million, accounting for 8.63 percent of the total population of the country. | Learn more >> Source: Foreword by Dr. S. Parasuraman in “Tribal Sub-Plan in Maharashtra: … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Customs, Economy and development, Figures, census and other statistics, Government of India, Health and nutrition, Modernity, Nature and wildlife, Organizations, Quotes, Rural poverty, Scheduled Tribe (ST), Seven Sister States & Sikkim – North Eastern Council, Tribal culture worldwide, Tribal identity, Worship and rituals
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Proper coverage of “deprivation”: Ethical considerations for students of Indian journalism
Asian College of Journalism: Covering Deprivation During the first semester, all students take a required course— the only one of its kind taught by a journalism school anywhere in the world — Covering Deprivation. Deprivation” refers to the inability of … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Adverse inclusion, Childhood, Commentary, Constitution and Supreme Court, Democracy, Education and literacy, Figures, census and other statistics, Literature and bibliographies, Media portrayal, Misconceptions, Particularly vulnerable tribal groups (PVTG), Press snippets, Quotes, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Rural poverty, Storytelling, Video resources - external, Worship and rituals
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Video | “Our values, farming, song and dances”: Tribal and indigenous peoples’ education must be rooted in the people’s own land, language and culture – Survival International
Factory Schools: crimes against children from Survival International on Vimeo. Two million tribal and indigenous children are in Factory Schools today. Lives are destroyed and families are torn apart as the children are intentionally alienated from their community and stripped of their identity. Please … Continue reading
Posted in Adivasi / Adibasi, Childhood, Eastern region – Eastern Zonal Council, Economy and development, Education and literacy, Ekalavya (Eklavya, Eklabya), EMR & Factory schools, Endangered language, Ethnobotany & ethnomedicine, Figures, census and other statistics, Government of India, Health and nutrition, Languages and linguistic heritage, Modernity, Names and communities, Organizations, Quotes, Resources, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Rural poverty, Tribal culture worldwide, Tribal elders, Tribal identity, Video resources - external
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Video, audio, photo content & stories | “Cover Your Country” by PARI: Rural people speak about their lives
Nayak, 75 years old, is from the Lambadi community, and his animals – like those of many cattle breeders here – are Thurupu cattle. The Lambadi (a Scheduled Tribe), the Yadava (Golla) (an OBC) and Chenchu (a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group) … Continue reading →