Tribal Cultural Heritage in India
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“Medium of instruction shall, as far as practicable, be in child’s mother tongue.” – The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 quoted in “Primary Education of Tribal Children” by Press Information Bureau, Government of India (Ministry of Tribal Affairs, 9 December 2019)
https://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1595502
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Source: UNESCO Culture Sector – Intangible Heritage – 2003 Convention :Address : https://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/index.php?lg=en&pg=331Date Visited: Wed Jun 20 2012 17:32:59 GMT+0200 (CEST) Related post
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