Category Archives: Adverse inclusion

Who, if anyone, is excluded—or adversely included—from equitable access to public goods, why and by what processes is such exclusion or adverse inclusion accomplished, and what can be done to change this to a more just and equitable set of outcomes? e.g. the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group from the Andaman Islands [whose] situation is characteristic of, and holds lessons for, the situation of other uncontacted or recently contacted indigenous peoples, both in India and elsewhere. […] resulting in intense dispossession, sexual and economic exploitation, alarming health and nutrition declines as well as precarious survival. – Concluding Words (p. 23-24):
The picture that emerges from the report is in many ways grim and troubling, one that affirms that there continue to be significant populations that are consistently and often extremely deprived of access to public goods that are essential for a human life with dignity.
Source: The India Exclusion Report 2015, supported by UNICEF, UNFPA and UN Women
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Research on tribal communities, their customs, languages and rights facilitated by Indian universities: PhD theses published on Shodhganga (public access)

Posted on 13/10/2019 by website administrator

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Audio | CBC Unreserved on “Decolonizing the classroom: Is there space for Indigenous knowledge in academia?” – Canada

Posted on 09/10/2019 by website administrator

Beyond Orange Shirt Day: Documenting the lasting impact of Indian Residential Schools Kyle Muzyka · Posted: Oct 04, 2019 | View more photos and listen to this or other CBC Unreserved broadcasts >> After the Truth and Reconciliation Commission called for commemoration … Continue reading →

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Representations of Birsa Munda: Leader of the 1890 Munda rebellion – Jharkhand

Posted on 17/09/2019 by website administrator

To read or download the full issue, click here >> Visualizing memories In his article, Daniel Rycroft addresses the problem of cultural heritage and its construction. Dealing with the cultural interface between Adivasis and post-colonial governance, he redefines heritage as ‘looking … Continue reading →

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School enrolment and literacy: State priorities towards education under colonial rule and since India’s independence – Gujarat, Jharkhand, Manipur, Rajasthan & West Bengal

Posted on 28/08/2019 by website administrator

Vivek Menezes, Times of India, 20 January 2019 Why does China soar where India continues to struggle? The most basic reason is state priorities towards education. | Read the full report here >> As of 1947, the literacy rate in … Continue reading →

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Tip | Health and the nutritional value of indigenous grains, seeds and millets: “The tribal food basket has always been ­diverse and nutritious”

Posted on 22/08/2019 by website administrator

By Damayanti Datta | Read the full article >> Despite designing the world’s earliest and largest schemes on hunger and malnutrition, having surplus grains and food wastage, millions of Indians go to sleep hungry every night. It’s an invisible emergency … Continue reading →

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