Category Archives: Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG)

“Are there any privileges or special rights for Scheduled Tribes? ‘Scheduled Tribes being backward and isolated from the rest of the population are not able to exercise their rights. In order to empower them to be able to exercise their rights special provisions have been made in the Constitution […] so that Scheduled Tribes can avail the opportunities and exercise their rights and safeguards.'” – National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (Frequently Asked Questions)
www.ncst.gov.in
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Proper coverage of “deprivation”: Ethical considerations for students of Indian journalism

Posted on 23/01/2023 by website administrator

Asian College of Journalism: Covering Deprivation During the first semester, all students take a required course— the only one of its kind taught by a journalism school anywhere in the world — Covering Deprivation. Deprivation” refers to the inability of … Continue reading →

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Tip | Anthropology and more

Posted on 05/01/2023 by website administrator

Learn more about India’s tribal communities – their cultural heritage, current conditions and aspirations – with the help of the links seen below Despite their vast differences, anthropologists, including [Verrier] Elwin and [G.S.] Ghurye, as well as Srinivas and other … Continue reading →

Posted in Adverse inclusion, Anthropology, Crafts and visual arts, Cultural heritage, Customs, Endangered language, Ethnobotany and ethnomedicine, Health and nutrition, History, Languages and linguistic heritage, Misconceptions, Museum collections - India, Musicology, Names and communities, Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG), Regions of India – Tribal heritage & indigenous knowledge, Rural poverty, Tips, Tribal identity, Worship and rituals | Comments Off on Tip | Anthropology and more

Giving a fresh impetus to endangered tribal customs: “Art forms are aboriginal and yet scientific” – Jharkhand

Posted on 05/01/2023 by website administrator

A cultural renaissance of the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) of Jharkhand is not a distant dream. In an attempt to prepare a directory of their dying livelihood skills, art forms and forgotten rituals as well as to revive the … Continue reading →

Posted in Crafts and visual arts, Cultural heritage, Eastern region – Eastern Zonal Council, Economy and development, Education and literacy, Figures, census and other statistics, Government of India, Misconceptions, Modernity, Names and communities, Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG), Photos and slideshows, Press snippets, Quotes, Revival of traditions, Rural poverty, Tribal elders | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Giving a fresh impetus to endangered tribal customs: “Art forms are aboriginal and yet scientific” – Jharkhand

Selected writings by anthropologist Verrier Elwin (1902-64)

Posted on 24/12/2022 by website administrator

The Oxford India Elwinby G.N. Devy (ed.) 440 Pages | 80 line illus. & photographsISBN: 9780195697919, Rs. 795From presenting Elwin’s work among the tribal peoples of central India, to affording glimpses of his seminal work on the unique institution of the ghotul among … Continue reading →

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India’s tribal cultural heritage – Karnataka

Posted on 01/12/2022 by website administrator
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