Accountability / Adivasi / Adibasi / Adverse inclusion & caste / Anthropology / Archaeology / Assimilation / Childhood / Colonial policies / Commentary / Community facilities / Constitution & Supreme Court / Crafts & visual arts / Cultural heritage / Customs / Democracy / Dress & ornaments / eBook eJournal ePaper / Ecology & environment / Economy & development / Education & literacy / Endangered language / Government of India / Health & nutrition / History / Languages & linguistic heritage / Literature & bibliographies / Media portrayal / Misconceptions / Modernity / Music & dance / Names & communities / Nature & wildlife / Networking / Nilgiri Biosphere / Organizations / Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) / Press snippets / Regions of India – Tribal heritage & indigenous knowledge / Revival of traditions / Rights of Indigenous Peoples / Social conventions / Tips / Tribal elders / Tribal identity / Western Ghats – Tribal heritage and ecology / Women / Worship & rituals

“Rethinking tribals”: Articles on Adivasi culture in Folio Special issue

Ever since the Portuguese travel writers and missionaries decided to describe the vast variety of ethnic and occupational groups and sects of the Indian subcontinent in terms of “caste” and …

Anthropology / Bastar / Central region – Central Zonal Council / Colonial policies / Crafts & visual arts / Cultural heritage / Customs / De- and re-tribalisation / Economy & development / Figures, census & other statistics / Gadchiroli / History / Literature & bibliographies / Misconceptions / Modernity / Names & communities / Photos / Press snippets / Tiger / Tribal identity / Worship & rituals

Resilience of indigenous culture in the face of assimilatory processes and modernisation: Reflections on tribal identity in Bastar District – Chhattisgarh

Excerpts from interviews on the occasion of a major exhibition in Museum Rietberg, Zürich (Switzerland), The Telegraph, Sunday, July 22, 2012 Source: Tribal trystAddress : http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120722/jsp/graphiti/story_15755328.jsp#.VMjPr3YkJrhDate Visited: Wed Jan 28 2015 …

Childhood / Eastern region – Eastern Zonal Council / Education & literacy / Endangered language / Ethnobotany & ethnomedicine / Figures, census & other statistics / Film / Government of India / History / Languages & linguistic heritage / Literature - fiction / Networking / Organizations / Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) / Performing arts / Poetry / Press snippets / Regions of India – Tribal heritage & indigenous knowledge / Revival of traditions / Santali language & literature / Tribal culture worldwide / Tribal identity

Survey of the living languages of India in present time (PLSI) – carried out by persons who belong to the respective speech communities or have worked closely with them

The People’s Linguistic Survey of India (PLSI) is a comprehensive survey of the living languages of India in present time. The first such survey since George Grierson’s Linguistic Survey of India carried out …

Adivasi / Adibasi / Adverse inclusion & caste / Anthropology / Assimilation / Colonial policies / Constitution & Supreme Court / Education & literacy / Figures, census & other statistics / Forest Rights Act (FRA) / Government of India / History / Languages & linguistic heritage / Misconceptions / Names & communities / Organizations / Rights of Indigenous Peoples / Scheduled Tribe (ST) / Seven Sister States & Sikkim – North Eastern Council / Worship & rituals

Adivasis (Scheduled Tribes) are the largest tribal population in the world – World Directory of Minorities

Profile | To read the full article, click here >> Source: World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous PeoplesURL: https://minorityrights.org/minorities/adivasis-2/Date visited: 20 November 2021 India ranked 51th in 2021’s Peoples under …

Accountability / Adivasi / Adibasi / Adverse inclusion & caste / Anthropology / Assimilation / Colonial policies / Commentary / Community facilities / Customs / De- and re-tribalisation / Democracy / Eastern region – Eastern Zonal Council / Ecology & environment / Economy & development / Education & literacy / Forest Rights Act (FRA) / Globalization / Health & nutrition / History / Literature & bibliographies / Media portrayal / Misconceptions / Modernity / Organizations / Press snippets / Rights of Indigenous Peoples / Rural poverty / Scheduled Tribe (ST) / Seven Sister States & Sikkim – North Eastern Council / Tips / Topics & issues / Tribal identity / Worship & rituals

“Development is invariably a form of change, but not all forms of change can be termed development”: A context for India’s tribal heritage, past and present

Source: Tribal travails by Madhu Sarin (Frontline Magazine, 21 September 2012)Address: http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl2918/stories/20120921291808100.htmDate Visited: 9 March 2021 Despite their vast differences, anthropologists, including Elwin and Ghurye, as well as Srinivas and …

Adivasi / Adibasi / Adverse inclusion & caste / Anthropology / Bastar / Commentary / Constitution & Supreme Court / Cultural heritage / Democracy / Dress & ornaments / Eastern region – Eastern Zonal Council / Economy & development / Figures, census & other statistics / Government of India / Health & nutrition / History / Literature & bibliographies / Misconceptions / Music & dance / Performing arts / Photos / Press snippets / Regions of India – Tribal heritage & indigenous knowledge / Revival of traditions / Rights of Indigenous Peoples / Rural poverty / Seasons & festivals / Seven Sister States & Sikkim – North Eastern Council / Success story / Tagore and rural culture / Women

“Celebrating the rich cultural heritage of tribal art forms” – Odisha, Arunachala Pradesh, Assam & Tripura

The objective of the scheme is to make special efforts to encourage folk and tribal arts and to frame special programmes for the preservation and strengthening of the vanishing art …

Accountability / Adivasi / Adibasi / Anthropology / Assimilation / Bastar / Chotanagpur / Colonial policies / Commentary / Customs / De- and re-tribalisation / Democracy / Dress & ornaments / Ecology & environment / Economy & development / Forest Rights Act (FRA) / Gandhian social movement / Globalization / Government of India / Health & nutrition / History / Literature & bibliographies / Media portrayal / Misconceptions / Modernity / Names & communities / Nature & wildlife / Press snippets / Rights of Indigenous Peoples / Rural poverty / Seasons & festivals / Tagore and rural culture / Tips / Trees / Women / Worship & rituals

Tip | Search articles on tribal history, politics and literature on Ramachandra Guha’s website

We met adivasis who had been persecuted by the Naxalites, and other adivasis who had been tormented by the Salwa Judum vigilantes [i.e. “a strange, not to say bizarre, example …

Accountability / Constitution & Supreme Court / Crafts & visual arts / Democracy / Education & literacy / History / Literature & bibliographies / Modernity / Names & communities / Networking / Photos / Press snippets / Resources / Storytelling / Success story / Tips

Bhimayana, an award winning graphic novel on Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar illustrated by Gond artists: Storytelling at its very best

Bhimayana: Experiences of Untouchability. Graphic novelon Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar with art by award winning Gond artists Durgabai Vyam and Subhas Vyam; story by Srividya Natarajan and S. Anand. Navayana Publishing >> Critically acclaimed as “a magnificent …