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  • also explore a wealth of information found under “Tribal culture”, “Maps” and “Media” in the main menu
  • type “Adivasi”, “tribal culture West Bengal”, “tribe Maharashtra” or similar word combinations in the press custom search window
  • do the same in the search window for select websites by government institutions and NGOs
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Santal village near Santiniketan >>
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including Education and literacy, Health and nutrition & Ethnobotany >>
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Learn more about Jawaharlal Nehru’s “five principles” for the policy to be pursued vis-a-vis the tribals >>
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“Is it eccentric to live in beautiful scenery in the hills among some of the most charming people in the country, even though they may be ignorant and poor?” – Verrier Elwin quoted by G.N. Devy in The Oxford India Elwin >>

Research the above issues with the help of Shodhganga: A reservoir of theses from universities all over India, made available under Open Access >>

Watch “The Good Ancestor – The Legacies We Leave” (3 min.): An animation that explores the legacies we might leave for future generations >>

Links to some of the most important organisations, thinkers and doers that are leading the way and that have inspired the book The Good Ancestor by Roman Krznaric >>