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We met adivasis who had been persecuted by the Naxalites, and other adivasis who had been tormented by the Salwa Judum vigilantes [i.e. “a strange, not to say bizarre, example …

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Forest dwellers in early India – myths and ecology in historical perspective

Source: “Perceiving the Forest: Early India Studies” in History (February 2001 17: 1-16)URL: https://doi.org/10.1177/025764300101700101 | Backup (PDF, 1MB) >>Date Visited: 6 November 2021 The Aryans describe their enemies as dark …

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Video | Through the Eye of the Ancestors: Historical Adivasi photo exhibition curated by a member of the Rathwa community – Gujarat

View the full video here >> Image: Bhil husband and wife: 1953, Fürer-Haimendorf Collection (SOAS Library PPMS19_6_BHIL_0142) | More information >> Your ancestors and my ancestors existed together; therefore, we should …

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Honey collection – climate change affecting the livelihood of tribal people of Wayanad – Kerala

Source: “Honey gets a taste of climate change” by E.M. Manoj (The Hindu, Kalpetta, 25 August 2010) Address : https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/article593971.eceDate Visited: 1 December 2020 Climate change dents honey yield from …

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Upholding “Freedom of religion or belief, freedom of opinion and expression, the right to peaceful assembly and the right to freedom of association” (22 August) – United Nations

Freedom of religion or belief, freedom of opinion and expression, the right to peaceful assembly and the right to freedom of association are interdependent, interrelated and mutually reinforcing. They are …

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Indigenous Knowledge Systems of the Rabha community: Protecting elephants – Assam

Source: Elephants in Ethnicity and Folklore of Rabha tribes of Assam | Tata Fellowships in FolkloreAddress: http://indianfolklore.org/TataFellowships/?p=736Date Visited: Sun Sep 11 2016 11:49:42 GMT+0200 (CEST) [Bold typeface added above for …

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India’s tribal, folk and devotional music: Secular and ceremonial songs – An overview

Most tribes do, however, have more or less secular songs, such as greeting songs, lullabies, love and courtship songs, ballads, and humorous songs. On the occasion of certain festivals and …

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“Indigenous youth as agents of change”: For a more sustainable, peaceful future for our people and planet – International Day of the World’s Indigenous People (9 August) – UNESCO

Source: “Indigenous youth as agents of change for self-determination”, United NationsAddress: https://www.un.org/en/observances/indigenous-dayDate Visited: 30 July 2023 State welfare minister Louise Marandi showed her playful side [in Ranchi on 8 August …

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“We need indigenous communities for a better world”: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples (9 August) – Unesco

Source: “We need indigenous communities for a better world”, International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples9 August, Unesco 2023URL: https://www.un.org/en/observances/indigenous-dayDate Visited: 19 July 2023

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Santal historian Sumit Soren in conversation with Dr. Daniel Rycroft – Jharkhand

30th June is a red letter day for Santhals, 158 years ago [in 2013], on this day the Santhals of Damin-i-koh declared an open rebellion against tyranny and corruption.  It …