The Kurumbar community: Discoveries in South Indian history – Tamil Nadu

References to the region go back to tribal Kurumbars in the 1st century AD – Tamil Nadu

The tribe divided the region into 24 districts and built several forts. Historian Prof K V Raman says, “Places like Mylapore, Triplicane, Egmore, Pallavaram, Velacheri, Thiruvanmiyur and Nungambakkam among many others formed a vital part of the ancient Tondaimandalam.” [a region that made a] significant contribution towards the fields of literature and learning. | More about the Kurumbars’ role in South India’s Paleolithic culture >>

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Articles and authors

Rethinking tribals by GN Devy

Call us adivasis, please by Gail Omvedt

A society in transition by Suresh Sharma

To be governed or to self-govern by Smitu Kothari

Strong sense of self and place by Amita Baviskar

Dishonoured by history by Meena Radhakrishna

Curators of biodiversity by KK Chakravarthy

Treading lightly on earth by Ashish Kothari

A symbiotic bond by Mari Thekaekara and Stan Thekaekara

Vicious cycle by Dilip D’Souza

A better quality of life? by Roopa Devadasan and N Devadasan

A history of alienation by Pankaj Sekhsaria

Cultural expressions by Jaya Jaitly

Through Adivasi eyes by Mari Thekaekara and Stan Thekaekara

A Toda friend by S Anandalakshmy

Source: Folio (Special issue with the Sunday Magazine): ADIVASI: JULY 16, 2000 from the publishers of THE HINDU
Date Visited: 15 March 2018 (discontinued since)

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