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Category Archives: Assimilation
Adivasi focused films as educational tool (Open Space Ranchi) – Jharkhand
On 20th February, two documentaries were shown amongst the students of Class IX, in Sarna Adivasi Madhya Vidyalaya in Pisca, a suburb area of Ranchi. It was a tribal area, with almost ninety percent Oraon students. When they saw ‘Kora … Continue reading
Posted in Adivasi / Adibasi, Assimilation, Childhood and children, Colonial policies, Community facilities, Ecology and environment, Economy and development, Education and literacy, Film, Government of India, History, Languages and linguistic heritage, Media portrayal, Modernity, Names and communities, Networking, Organizations, Quotes, Rural poverty, Seven Sister States & Sikkim – North Eastern Council, Tribal identity
Tagged Oraon
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The social significance of an individual’s name : The Oram community – Jharkhand
Name of the Individual […] The selection of individual’s name bears relevant social significance in the Oram community. Generally the main purpose of name selection for an individual is to point out the particular person who is being granted specific … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Assimilation, Childhood and children, Colonial policies, Customs, Eastern region – Eastern Zonal Council, Education and literacy, History, Languages and linguistic heritage, Literature and bibliographies, Misconceptions, Modernity, Names and communities, Quotes, Tribal identity
Tagged Kharia, Kisan, Oram
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“A book that fills a gaping hole in the literature on Adivasis”: A Rogue and Peasant Slave by Shashank Kela
The Nine Per CentBy Stan Thekaekara An incisive account of adivasi survival, from colonial risings to contemporary insurgencies IS IT an anthropological study by an academic, a textbook by a historian, a political polemic by an activist or a novel? … Continue reading
Posted in Adivasi / Adibasi, Adverse inclusion, Anthropology, Assimilation, Central region – Central Zonal Council, Colonial policies, Cultural heritage, Economy and development, Forest Rights Act (FRA), Globalization, Government of India, History, Literature and bibliographies, Misconceptions, Names and communities, Organizations, Press snippets, Seven Sister States & Sikkim – North Eastern Council, Storytelling, Tips, Tribal identity, Wayanad
Tagged Bhil
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“Rethinking tribals”: Articles on Adivasi culture in Folio Special issue
Ever since the Portuguese travel writers and missionaries decided to describe the vast variety of ethnic and occupational groups and sects of the Indian subcontinent in terms of “caste” and “tribe”, the terms have stuck to society as long-worn masks … Continue reading →