Tips for teachers and students

25 Categories of special interest in education

1. Childhood and children
2. eBook download sites
3. Education and literacy
4. Elephant
5. Games and leisure time
6. Languages and linguistic heritage
7. Libraries
8. Literature – fiction
9. Literature and bibliographies
10. Maps
11. Misconceptions
12. Modernity
13. Multi-lingual education
14. Music and dance
15. Performing arts
16. Revival of traditions
17. Seasons and festivals
18. Storytelling
19. Success stories
20. Tiger
21. Trees
22. Tribal culture worldwide
23. Tribal elders
24. Video contents
25. Video resources – external

Suggestions

• take the Guided tour of this website (also available for offline reading)
• enjoy a Virtual journey across India and explore other interactive maps
• explore the “Browse more contents by category” menu seen on the right if you use a regular browser (pc, laptop or tablet computer)
• click here if you use a smartphone

External sources

• use the Safe Google Search link (“Making the Internet a safer place to surf for children”).
• search select periodicals and type “tribal youth”, “trees tribal community”, “tribal school Odisha” (or any similar combination of keywords) to get a fair picture of the challenges faced by tribal communities in modern Indian society; and also to appreciate the new opportunities seized by India’s tribal youth.

Information about and by the Government of India (policies, reports etc.) & NGO’s

What are the Rights of Scheduled Tribes? – National Commission for Scheduled Tribes

Information on projects handled by Unicef and United Nations

• Unicef (United Nations Children’s Fund)
  • search posts on this website (all posts containing Unicef)
  • search Unicef’s website unicef.org (keywords used “tribal India”; also use your own keywords in the Search window)
• Unesco (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation)
  • search posts on this website (all posts containing Unesco)
  • search Unesco’s websites and in.one.un.org and whc.unesco.org (keywords used “tribal India”; also use your own keywords in the Search window)

More tips

• Books on tribal culture and related resources
• Search useful information before visiting India: Responsible tourism, eco tourism and volunteer work
• Researching any topic of special interest: Related posts, links and other resources

For more books on tribal culture including titles in a library near you, use the WorldCat.org search window seen below (e.g. “Adivasi music”, “tribal culture India” or any other topic of special interest):