Tribal Cultural Heritage in India
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+ Organizations
Community facilities
Convention on Biological Diversity to ‘integrate traditional knowledge and practices of indigenous and local communities relevant for conservation of biodiversity” in 2020
Gandhian social movement
International Days celebrated by UNESCO – United Nations
Networking
Peoples’ Linguistic Survey of India: Endangered languages
Santiniketan & Sriniketan: Rabindranath Tagore – pioneer in rural education
Tagore and rural culture
Tribal Research and Training Institutes & Ethnographic Museums
UN International Day for Biological Diversity
Unicef & Unesco: Call for fulfillment of the rights of indigenous peoples
Forest dwellers in early India – myths and ecology
History
Identity
Music and dance
Speech communities deserve dignity and respect – UNESCO lecture
Tribal culture a living example of the Gandhian concept of trusteeship
Tribal culture worldwide
Tribal groups
Western Ghats – Tribal heritage and ecology
Education
Tribal Children’s Right to Education in India
+ Learning from and about tribal communities
Address misconceptions on tribal culture in the classroom
Children’s educational video channel – Gudalur
Education and literacy
Ekalavya (Eklavya, Eklabya) & EMR schools
Ekalavya the archer prodigy: The unresolved question of submission to bondage in “moral stories for children”
Health and nutrition
Learning from each other and telling stories
Nature and wildlife
Photos and slideshows
Success stories
Video | Tribal education must be rooted in the people’s own land, language and culture
A View of Higher Education in India by Prof. Ganesh Devy
Language in education and linguistic heritage
Multi-lingual education
Resources for the classroom: Learning from and about India’s tribal communities, their culture and knowledge systems
Tribal Children’s Right to Education in India: Proclamations on child rights
We have to write our own stories
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+ Regions of India: Tribal culture and related issues
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Bastar
Central region – Central Zonal Council
Eastern region – Eastern Zonal Council
Gadchiroli
Narmada
Northern region – Northern Zonal Council
Seven Sister States & Sikkim – North Eastern Council
Southern region – Southern Zonal Council
Wayanad
Western Ghats – Tribal heritage and ecology
Western region – Western Zonal Council
Adverse inclusion
Ecology and environment
Economy and development
Ethnobotany and ethnomedicine
Figures, census and other statistics
Indian culture viewed from a multidimensional perspective
Misconceptions
Nomadic, Semi-Nomadic & Denotified Tribes
Rural poverty
Women in India: A reality check
Maps
1. An alphabetical journey across India: from Andaman to West Bengal
2. Northeastern India: the “Seven Sister States” & Sikkim
3. Visit a museum in India: Indigenous art, anthropological & ethnographical collections
4. A virtual journey across time and space: from Gondi-Harappan to present & future
5. Locations for video documentaries & external media contents
6. Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (Govt. data) & Endangered languages (PLSI data)
7. Places associated with press reports and blogs about India’s tribal cultural heritage
8. A virtual journey across India: from Ladakh to Gujarat
Link | Government map: States & Union Territories of India
Links
Libraries
Museum collections – India
Museum collections – general
Websites by tribal communities
Q & A
Resources
+ Audio – resources on the foundation website
Audio resources – external
Audio | Santali Traditional and Fusion Songs: Ghosaldanga Bishnubati Adibasi Trust – West Bengal
+ ePub & free downloads
eBook | Background guide
Asian Ethnology: Special issue on tribal culture in India
eBook | Demographic Status of Scheduled Tribe Population of India (Census figures 2011): Government of India
eBook | Free catalogue: Museum of Santal Culture (Bishnubati) – West Bengal
Denotified Tribes, Nomadic & Semi-Nomadic Tribes: Recommendations
eBook | Adivasi Stories from Gujarat – Bhasha Research and Publication Centre (Vadodara) – Gujarat
eBook | The Food Book of four communities in the Nilgiri mountains: Gudalur Valley – Tamil Nadu
eBook | “Santals Celebrate the Seasons”: Creativity fostered by Ashadullapur Gramin Silpa & Sastha Bidhan Kendra – West Bengal
eBook | The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights & International Convention against Torture
eJournal | Irish Journal of Anthropology: Special issue on Adivasi identity
Folio (The Hindu): Special issue on Adivasi culture
Folklore and Folkloristics: Special issue on Capacity Building for Tribal students in Tripura
Health: Recommendations by the Expert Committee
Johar multidisciplinary eJournal
PARI Rural people speak about their lives: photos, narratives, film & audio
Unicef comic books: Free resources
+ Photos and slideshows – resources on the foundation website
Halakki people (Uttara Kannada) – Karnataka
Kuruma community of Wayanad: A living heritage – Kerala
Madia community – introduction
Modern education in Kakrana (Narmada) – Madhya Pradesh
Museum of Santal Culture (Bishnubati) – West Bengal
Photoworkshop “Through Children’s Eyes” – Tamil Nadu
Pottery workshop (Ashadullapur) – West Bengal
Views of Santal villages near Santiniketan: Visiting the Museum of Santal Culture – West Bengal
Santal Musical Traditions – National Museum
Through Children’s Eyes (Nilgiris) – Tamil Nadu
+ Video – external resources
Video “Biodiversity” | Inherited knowledge and its value for modern healthcare & using resources in a sustainable manner – M S Swaminathan Research Foundation
Video | Documentary made and edited by Adivasi students in Gudalur – Tamil Nadu
Video | Historian Romila Thapar: “The past is very delicate”
TEDxGurugram | Kalyan Akkipeddi on ProtoVillages to eliminate poverty
Video | Mallika Sarabhai on storytelling for a cause
Video | Scientist MS Swaminathan on learning from Adivasi customs
Video | UN Human Rights Council’s Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples
Suggest a resource
+ Video – resources on the foundation website
Video | Khasi musical heritage of Meghalaya
Video | Kota dance
Video | Madia customs
Video | Through the Eye of the Ancestors
Video | World of Warli by Tamarind Tree – Maharashtra
Video | South Gujarat tribal music documentation (2): Ghangali played for Kansari katha story telling about human ancestors, heroes, and the origin of the earth
Video | Suggi Habba celebration by the Halakki people – Karnataka
Tips
! Report human trafficking: Childline (national helpline) & Shakti Vahini
Books on tribal culture and related resources
Listen to the tribals: Fighting exploitation and stigmatization of women
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Tips for teachers and students
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+ Custom search engines for teachers, students and researchers
Custom search engine 1 – Indian Govt., research, NGOs & UN
Custom search engine 2 – Indigenous knowledge: biodiversity, ecology, health & nature
Custom search engine 3 – Indian magazines and web portals
Custom search engine 4 – Indian press coverage
Custom search engine 5 – Indian publishers of educational and children’s books
Custom search engine 6 – Indian publishers of scholarly books, fiction and poetry
+ Fact checking
+ Government of India
Adivasi, Tribals & Denotified tribes – Classifications
Constitution, Government & Particularly vulnerable tribal groups
How many ‘Scheduled Tribes’ are there in India?
India’s support for UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
India is a secular state: Its constitution is committed to the unique demography, history and culture of each state and union territory
India’s 28 States and 8 Union Territories
Scheduled Tribe (ST)
What are the Rights of Scheduled Tribes? – National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
What is the Forest Rights Act about?
“Who are Scheduled Tribes?” – National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
+ Journalism: Press snippets and editorials
Journalism: Proper coverage of “deprivation”: Ethical considerations
Journalism without Fear or Favour (Committee to Protect Journalists & United Nations)
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Names of tribal communities, regions and states of India
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Worldcat.org – Find Indian authors and publications
+ Sitemaps
Categories: topics relating to India’s tribal culture – sitemap
Names of tribal communities – sitemap
Pages – sitemap
Sitemap – categories
Categories
Nature and wildlife
Bees and honey
Biodiversity
Eco tourism
Ecology and environment
Elephant
Ethnobotany and ethnomedicine
Forest Rights Act (FRA)
Hyderabad Biodiversity Pledge
Mangrove
Sacred grove
Tiger
Trees
Regions of India – Tribal heritage & indigenous knowledge
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Bastar
Central region – Central Zonal Council
Chotanagpur
Eastern region – Eastern Zonal Council
Gadchiroli
Narmada
Nilgiri Biosphere
Northern region – Northern Zonal Council
Santal Parganas
Seven Sister States & Sikkim – North Eastern Council
Southern region – Southern Zonal Council
Wayanad
Western Ghats – Tribal heritage and ecology
Western region – Western Zonal Council
Resources
Anthropology
Archaeology
Audio resources – external
eBook eJournal ePaper
eLearning
FAQ
Figures, census and other statistics
Government of India
Internet
Libraries
Literature – fiction
Literature and bibliographies
Museum collections – general
Museum collections – India
Musicology
Networking
Organizations
Photos and slideshows
Poetry
President Droupadi Murmu
Press snippets
Quotes
Santali language and literature
Stamps
Storytelling
Tribal culture worldwide
Video contents
Video resources – external
Websites by tribal communities
Tips
Topics and issues
Accountability
Adverse inclusion
Assimilation
Colonial policies
Commentary
Community facilities
Constitution and Supreme Court
De- and re-tribalisation
Democracy
Economy and development
Education and literacy
Endangered language
Film
Gandhian social movement
Globalization
Health and nutrition
Media portrayal
Modernity
Multi-lingual education
Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG)
Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Rural poverty
Scheduled Tribe (ST)
Success story
Tagore and rural culture
Tourism
Women
Tribal identity
Adivasi / Adibasi
Childhood
Crafts and visual arts
Cultural heritage
Customs
Dress and ornaments
Ekalavya (Eklavya, Eklabya), EMR & Factory schools
Fashion and design
Games and leisure time
History
Homes and utensils
Languages and linguistic heritage
Misconceptions
Music and dance
Names and communities
Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes
Performing arts
Puppetry
Revival of traditions
Seasons and festivals
Social conventions
Tribal elders
Worship and rituals