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Category Archives: Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes
“Name/Place/Animal/Thing”: National award winning film on the formerly nomadic Hakki Pikki tribal community – Karnataka
The Hakki Pikkis (literally meaning bird hunters in Kannada) are a nomadic tribe of hunter-gatherers that once roamed the forests of the country. Nita Sathyendran, The Hindu, Thiruvananthapuram, 18 April 2018 | Read the full report here >> Film on … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Assimilation, Customs, Film, Modernity, Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes, Resources, Southern region – Southern Zonal Council
Tagged Hakki Pikki
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India’s tribal cultural heritage – Bihar
Posted in Anthropology, Archaeology, Assimilation, Central region – Central Zonal Council, Constitution and Supreme Court, Cultural heritage, Ecology and environment, Economy and development, Education and literacy, Figures, census and other statistics, Government of India, Health and nutrition, History, Languages and linguistic heritage, Literature and bibliographies, Modernity, Museum collections - India, Nature and wildlife, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes, Northern region – Northern Zonal Council, Organizations, Particularly vulnerable tribal group (PVTG), Regions of India, Resources, Success story, Tips, Tourism
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Conserving the forests and protecting the livelihood of semi-nomadic tribal communities – West Bengal
NESPON – North Eastern Society for Preservation of Nature and Wildlife | Our Partners & Supporters >> Location: 200 forest villages including the 5 forest sub-divisions of Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri districts, West Bengal. Project Holder: Mr. Soumitra Ghosh Objectives: # … Continue reading
Posted in Community facilities, Democracy, Ecology and environment, Economy and development, Education and literacy, Forest Rights Act (FRA), Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Networking, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes, Organizations, Quotes
Tagged Dhimal, Garo, Lepcha, Limbu, Mech, Rava
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A constitution which guarantees: “The State shall not discriminate against any citizen” – The Sovereign Republic of India
Did the Constitution of India borrow ideas and many of its stand out features from the constitutions of other countries? Yes, after intense scrutiny, it turns out that our founding fathers liberally chose what features to embed into our Constitution … Continue reading →