Video | Vayali Folklore Group – Kerala
Formed as an NGO, with an aim to preserve traditional culture and folkore along the banks of the Bharathapuzha in Kerala. Today, Vayali is one of the foremost exponents of …
Video | Santal culture in Jharkhand
The original inhabitants of South Asia are known as Adivasi. Their lifestyle is generally marked by a profound respect for nature. It is this sense of harmony that sustained the …
Resources for the classroom: Learning from and about India’s tribal communities, their culture and knowledge systems
“[I]t is some of the basic values and ideology imbibed in the traditional tribal socio-cultural milieus that should have been emulated and promoted amongst the non-tribal mainstream, not, as has …
Hunta dance of the Santals of the Chotanagpur region – Jharkhand
The Hunting Dance of the Santhals who live in the hilly plateaus of the Chota Nagpur region of the Santhal Parganas of Jharkhand is known as the Hunta Dance. This …
Biodiversity & tribal culture: “Organic Bazaar” – Karntataka
Source: “Biodiversity expo has something for everyone”, The Hindu, 9 December 2012 Address : https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/biodiversity-expo-has-something-for-everyone/article4179106.eceDate Visited: 21 March 2024
Indigenous people “responsible for the survival of the forest ecosystem in the world”: Minister’s inaugurational speech during Mysore’s celebration of tribal culture – Karnataka
R. Krishna Kumar, The Hindu, MYSURU, February 11, 2016 A one-day tribal festival celebrating their culture and traditions was held in the city on Wednesday. Organised by the Department of …