It is wrong and does not help the tribal cause either to reduce the image of the Indian tribal society to that of destitute remnants, on the verge of dying out. – Voices from the Periphery >>
surrounding Santiniketan
“I would like to direct attention to the general approach when we encounter the ‘other’ – the question of our protocol, etiquette and attitude. In our eagerness to know we probably show a disregard to these civilities. We try to buy friendship for building up rapport; we try to intrude into others’ territory without being invited and carry presents that we perceive would be appreciated to assert our friendliness.” – Anthropologist R.K. Bhattacharya in “The Holistic Approach to Anthropology” >>
- Continents & countries
Africa | America & National Museum of the American Indian
Australia | Canada | Japan | New Zealand | Scandinavia
Tribal culture worldwide - Regions of India – Tribal heritage & indigenous knowledge
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Bastar
Chotanagpur
Gadchiroli
Narmada
Nilgiri Biosphere
Seven Sister States & Sikkim – North Eastern Council
Wayanad
Western Ghats – tribal heritage & ecology - Government of India
Accountability | Adverse inclusion | Assimilation | Illegal mining | Land rights
Democracy | Constitution and Supreme Court
Childhood | Childrens rights: UNICEF India | Residential school | Safe search
Education | Boarding school
Forest Rights Act (FRA) | Legal rights over forest land | Vanavasi
Human Rights Commission (posts) | www.nhrc.nic.in (Government of India)
Particularly vulnerable tribal groups (PVT) | Rural poverty
Respect for tribal culture
Tribal freedom fighters
Who are Scheduled Tribes? (National Commission for Scheduled Tribes) - NGOs & United Nations
ACCORD – Action for Community Organisation, Rehabilitation and Development
Atree.org | Community facilities | Freedomunited.org
People’s Archive of Rural India (PARI)
International Days and Weeks (UN) | Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UN)
Shola Trust | Survivalinternational.org | Videovolunteers - Resources
“Adivasi”, “Tribals” and “Denotified tribes”: Usage in legal and historical records, in textbooks, scholarly papers and the media – Classifications in different states
Biodiversity | Ethnobotany & ethnomedicine | Hyderabad biodiversity pledge
Books published in India
Casteism and its effect on tribal communities | Customs
Colonial policies | History | Hul (Santal rebellion 1855-1856)
De- and re-tribalization | Globalization | Media portrayal | Misconceptions | Modernity
eBook | Background guide for education
eJournals, eBooks & reports | eLearning: Center for World Indigenous Studies
Forest dwellers in early India – myths and ecology in historical perspective by Romila Thapar
Environmental history and what makes for a civilization by Romila Thapar
Jawaharlal Nehru’s “five principles” for the policy to be pursued vis-a-vis the tribals
Revival of traditions | Sacred grove | Storytelling | Success story | Tribal elders
Tribal history covered in “India After Gandhi” by Ramachandra Guha
Water and development – India’s tribal communities - Tourism
Eco tourism | Nature and wildlife | Tourism
Explore India’s tribal cultural heritage with the help of another interactive map >>