India’s tribal cultural heritage – Goa and Union territories Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu
Millennium Development Goals for tribal health and education: Rights to “survival, growth, development, participation and protection” – Odisha
There is huge potential among tribal children and our state has been promoting their talents in fields of art, culture, sports and education. – Chief minister Naveen Patnaik (The Times of India, …
“Rare glimpses of rural cultural heritage”: Forest-dwelling tribal culture festival – Goa
Rajendra P Kerkar, The Times of India, 11 December 2017 Goa’s forest-dwelling tribal culture, traditional cuisine and ethnobotanical (regional plants) heritage was on display at the two-day lokotsav organised by Adarsh …
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples & Sustainable Development Goals | United Nations For Indigenous Peoples
For up-to-date information, visit the UN-website here >> By resolution 49/214 of 23 December 1994, the United Nations General Assembly decided that the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People shall be observed …
Video | Kalpvriksha, the “heavenly” coconut tree: Useful and eco-friendly household items made by the Gawda community – Goa
For more information, visit videovolunteers.org >> Coconut is used widely in Goa, but it’s only the tribals such as Gawdas who weave mats out of the coconut fronds. The Gawdas are a …
Government schemes and construct community halls for tribal community – Goa
The Times of India, Goa, Oct 13, 2012 PANAJI: Tribal welfare minister Ramesh Tawadkar announced three more schemes for tribal people. Tawadkar announced the “Gagan Bharari Shiksha Yojana” to provide additional …
Video | Health and the nutritional value of indigenous grains, seeds and millets: “The tribal food basket has always been diverse and nutritious”
Excerpt from “Rage Of A Silent, Invisible Killer Called Malnutrition – Why Shining India Is In Grip Of An Epic Calamity” by Damayanti Datta | Read the full article >>Despite …