Tribal Cultural Heritage in India
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“India is seen as an emerging major player in the global economy, but this progress has not yet reached the country’s tribal people. They comprise eight percent of the population.” – Santal educationist Boro Baski in “Long-term success of non-formal Adivasi school in West Bengal”(Development and Cooperation 7-8/2009)
https://www.dandc.eu/en/article/long-term-success-non-formal-adivasi-school-west-bengal
https://indiantribalheritage.org/?p=2274
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Source: Endangered Tigers and the Fate of Indigenous peoples: The Story of Jenabil, India | EcoWalktheTalkAddress : http://www.ecowalkthetalk.com/blog/2010/05/13/endangered-tigers-and-the-fate-of-indigenous-peoples-the-story-of-jenabil-india/Date Visited: Wed Aug 17 2011 20:11:19 GMT+0200 (CEST)
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