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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
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+ 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
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! 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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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
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A guided tour of this website
Guided tour – Part 8
Guided tour – Part 10
Guided tour – Part 11
Guided tour – Part 2
Guided tour – Part 3
Guided tour – Part 4
Guided tour – Part 5
Guided tour – Part 6
Guided tour – Part 7
Guided tour – Part 9
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Interactive maps
Link | Government map: States & Union Territories of India
Map | A virtual journey across time and space: from Gondi-Harappan to present & future
Map | An alphabetical journey across India: from Andaman to West Bengal
Map | Locations for video documentaries & external media contents
Map | Northeastern India: the “Seven Sister States” & Sikkim
Map | Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups & Endangered languages
Map | Places associated with press reports and blogs on India’s tribal cultural heritage
Map | Visit a museum in India: Indigenous art, anthropological & ethnographical collections
Maps | Tribal Cultural Heritage in India
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“A View of Higher Education in India”, a public lecture by Prof. Ganesh Devy delivered on September 26th, 2010 at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore
Books on tribal culture and related resources
Tribal art – Know India: National Portal of India
What are the Rights of Scheduled Tribes? – National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
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Q & A | Ask questions and find answers about India’s tribal communities
Resources
Art and photo credit – Arun VC
Audio | Santali Traditional and Fusion Songs: Ghosaldanga Bishnubati Adibasi Trust – West Bengal
eBook | “Santals Celebrate the Seasons”: Creativity fostered by Ashadullapur Gramin Silpa & Sastha Bidhan Kendra – West Bengal
eBook | Adivasi Stories from Gujarat – Bhasha Research and Publication Centre (Vadodara) – Gujarat
eBook | Background guide
eBook | The Food Book of four communities in the Nilgiri mountains: Gudalur Valley – Tamil Nadu
eBook | Tribal Cultural Heritage in India: A guided tour
Ekalavya the archer prodigy: The unresolved question of submission to bondage in “moral stories for children”
Garo community – index of video documentaries
Listen to songs from the “Kelir Kelir” CD produced by Aseema Trust – Tamil Nadu
Madia community – index of video documentaries
Santal Literary Meet 2013 – Press coverage
Santal music in education – 22 May 2021
Slideshow | Expressions of Santal Art and Culture – art workshop in Birbhum – West Bengal
Slideshow | Garo community – introduction
Slideshow | Ghosaldanga flute workshop 2012
Slideshow | Jennu Habba bee festival held in Gudalur (Tamil Nadu)
Slideshow | Kani village celebration of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People 2012
Slideshow | Kota dance and music
Slideshow | Kota game
Slideshow | Madia community – introduction
Slideshow | Modern education for a remote tribal school on the Narmada river: Setting up a digital classroom in Kakrana – Madhya Pradesh
Slideshow | Pottery workshop at Ashadullapur – West Bengal
Slideshow | The Food Book of four communities in the Nilgiri mountains: Gudalur Valley – Tamil Nadu
Slideshow | The Halakki people of Uttara Kannada district
Slideshow | Through Children’s Eyes in Gudalur Tamil Nadu
Slideshow | Views of Santal villages near Santiniketan: Visiting the Museum of Santal Culture – West Bengal
Slideshow and Introduction | “Cadence and Counterpoint: Documenting Santal Musical Traditions”: National Museum – New Delhi
Through Children’s Eyes – Media Workshop hosted by Accord in Gudalur (Tamil Nadu)
Tribal Foundation Biodiversity Day 2012
Video | “The past is very delicate”: Prof. Romila Thapar on narratives about the distant past
Video | “There you go!”: A satirical swipe at the ‘development’ of tribal peoples – Survivalinternational.org
Video | Banam lutes and fiddles of the Santal people – Jharkhand & West Bengal
Video | Dance demonstration by Kota women – Nilgiri mountains of South India
Video | Documentary made and edited by Adivasi students in Gudalur – Tamil Nadu
Video | Grain storage among the Halakki people – Karnataka
Video | Hul Sengel Part 1
Video | Hul Sengel Part 2
Video | Hul Sengel Part 3
Video | Jana Padhe Geethe – Halakki drumming – Karnataka
Video | Khasi cultural heritage taught and promoted by Snap Paka
Video | Khasi music – the resilience of a tradition in an age of globalization
Video | Khasi music and education – how a local tradition secularizes itself
Video | Khasi music and ethos – a tradition relating to nature
Video | Khasi music performance by Kerius Wallang and film credits
Video | Khasi music revival – the stories of two young duitara players
Video | Kota dance
Video | Kota women’s dance: Shivaratri celebrations – Nilgiri mountains of South India
Video | Lessons on Human Trafficking: to “understand what it really means” – Freedom United
Video | Making rice cakes for the Suggi Habba celebrations by the Halakki people – Karnataka
Video | Mallika Sarabhai on the power of story telling for a cause
Video | Measuring cups traditionally used by the Halakki people
Video | New Zealand poetry visualized by the Storybox and National Park the project
Video | Processing grain among the Halakki people – Karnataka
Video | Providing rural children with reading skills and science education: EUREKA – Tamil Nadu
Video | Roots and Branches: The Lifeworld of an Enlightened Villager in West Bengal
Video | Santal culture – Jharkhand
Video | Santali video album “Ale Ato” (Our Village, Part 1 of 2) – West Bengal
Video | Santali video album “Ale Ato” (Our Village, Part 2 of 2) – West Bengal
Video | Sidi ritual performance
Video | South Gujarat tribal music documentation (1): Tarpu and tircho
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
Video | Suggi Habba festival dance performed by the Halakki people – Karnataka
Video | Suggi Habba procession by the Halakki people – Karnataka
Video | The making of halli drawings by women of the Halakki people – Karnataka
Video | Through the Eye of the Ancestors – Gujarat
Video | Tribal values and mass media – Jharkhand
Video | Wooden water utensil traditionally used by the Halakki people – Karnataka
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“Showcasing new initiatives in education”: Tribal cultural heritage in India – List of custom search engines for teachers, students and researchers
Find educational and children’s books on tribal culture published in India – Custom search
Find scholarly books, fiction and poetry relating to tribal culture: Indian publishers – Custom search
Indian magazines and web portals – news coverage and analysis
Indian press coverage of tribal culture: online editions of daily newspapers in English – Custom search
Indian publishers – Google custom search engine
Indigenous knowledge: biodiversity, ecology, health, nutrition, nature, wildlife – Custom search
Search select websites: Govt. of India, NGOs, Indian universities and international organisations – Custom search
Fact checking
Find authors and publications quickly: Worldcat.org search window
Find books on tribal culture and related issues in a library near you
Links
Posts by category – sitemap
Safe Search engine for use by teachers and pupils
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Press
Search tips | Names of tribal communities, regions and states of India
Search tips | Using categories and tags to find contents
Sitemaps
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Sitemap – pages
Sitemap – Names of tribal communities
Tips
Call Shakti Vahini or the national helpline Childline to report human trafficking of tribal girls and women
India is a secular state: Its constitution is committed to the unique demography, history and culture of each state and union territory
International Days celebrated by UNESCO – United Nations
Map | A virtual journey across India: from Ladakh to Gujarat
Map | India’s Ethnographic Museums
Search tips | Constitution, Government & Particularly vulnerable tribal groups
Search useful information before visiting India: Responsible tourism, eco tourism and volunteer work
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Tips | Indian culture viewed from a multidimensional perspective
Tips for teachers and students
Learning from each other and telling stories
Tribal Children’s Right to Education in India
Tribal culture
Call for greater priority to the fulfillment of the rights of indigenous peoples – Unicef & Unesco
India’s support for UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Language in education and linguistic heritage
Report on “Tribes in Transition” Conference in Santiniketan – West Bengal
Tribal groups
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