Category Archives: Globalization

“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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Tip | “He has no choice”: On Adivasi survival and living in the global economy

Posted on 02/01/2023 by website administrator

The moment an adivasi in the remotest village plants tea or coffee, he is connected with the market in London. He has no choice. He is already living in the global economy. The issue is how to help him understand … Continue reading →

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“Where art imitates life”: Gond artists recognized – Madhya Pradesh

Posted on 31/12/2022 by website administrator

Gond tribal painting is an integral part of tribal festivities, rituals, and day-to-day living When one lives amidst nature, one’s life is the life of nature, one’s thoughts are the thoughts of the birds, deer and the rivers and one’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Adivasi / Adibasi, Assimilation, Central region – Central Zonal Council, Crafts and visual arts, Cultural heritage, Customs, Economy and development, Education and literacy, Globalization, Media portrayal, Misconceptions, Modernity, Names and communities, Narmada, Nature and wildlife, Press snippets, Quotes, Revival of traditions, Seasons and festivals, Women, Worship and rituals | Tagged | Comments Off on “Where art imitates life”: Gond artists recognized – Madhya Pradesh

How to fight malnutrition and increase diversity of choice for lower-income households? Improve traditional supply chains! – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Posted on 24/12/2022 by website administrator

Addressing malnutrition requires a multisectoral approach that includes complementary interventions in food systems, public health and education. This approach also facilitates the pursuit of multiple objectives, including better nutrition, gender equality and environmental sustainability. […] Both traditional and modern supply … Continue reading →

Posted in Adverse inclusion, Childhood, Commentary, Cultural heritage, Customs, Ecology and environment, Economy and development, Figures, census and other statistics, Forest Rights Act (FRA), Gandhian social movement, Globalization, Government of India, Health and nutrition, History, Misconceptions, Modernity, Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Networking, Organizations, Photos and slideshows, Press snippets, Quotes, Resources, Rural poverty, Success story, Tribal identity, Western Ghats – Tribal heritage and ecology, Women | Tagged | Comments Off on How to fight malnutrition and increase diversity of choice for lower-income households? Improve traditional supply chains! – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Tiger conservation and tourism – its impact on the people in and around the tiger reserves

Posted on 24/12/2022 by website administrator

The Supreme Court order [2012] to ban tourism in core tiger reserves, and decisions to shoot poachers at sight find favour with some conservationists, the middle class and media. But what will their impact be on the people who live … Continue reading →

Posted in Bees and honey, Biodiversity, Colonial policies, Commentary, De- and re-tribalisation, Democracy, Eco tourism, Ecology and environment, Economy and development, Figures, census and other statistics, Forest Rights Act (FRA), Globalization, Government of India, History, Media portrayal, Misconceptions, Nature and wildlife, Nilgiri Biosphere, Organizations, Photos and slideshows, Press snippets, Quotes, Seven Sister States & Sikkim – North Eastern Council, Tiger, Tourism | Comments Off on Tiger conservation and tourism – its impact on the people in and around the tiger reserves

Mountain biodiversity and climate change – EnviroNews Archives

Posted on 12/12/2022 by website administrator

India ranks 10th in the list of most forested nations in the world with 76.87 million ha of forest and tree cover. Like other forests of the world, our forests also provide critical ecosystem goods and services. However, the significant … Continue reading →

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