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Determined pursue higher studies at any cost: Sugali tribal children of Nallamalla forests – Andhra Pradesh
Sugali tribal children of inaccessible Palutla village in the Nallamalla forests are a determined lot — to pursue higher studies at any cost. It is only by helicopter polling officials reach this place once in five years and politicians in … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood and children, Eastern region – Eastern Zonal Council, Economy and development, Education and literacy, Government of India, Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Press snippets, Rural poverty, Success story
Tagged Chenchu, Sugali
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India’s living megalithic culture and rock art – Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu & Telangana
Massive stone structures dotted across the subcontinent provide a fascinating glimpse into India’s prehistoric past […] Megaliths are spread across the Indian subcontinent, though the bulk of them are found in peninsular India, concentrated in the states of Maharashtra (mainly … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Archaeology, Central region – Central Zonal Council, Crafts and visual arts, Customs, History, Languages and linguistic heritage, Names and communities, Seven Sister States & Sikkim – North Eastern Council, Southern region – Southern Zonal Council, Western Ghats - tribal heritage & ecology
Tagged Gond, Khasi
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Ambitious e-governance scheme for tribal welfare ashram schools and hostels – Andhra Pradesh
An ambitious plan is on the anvil to bring the administration of as many as 74 tribal welfare ashram schools and 45 tribal welfare hostels in the Bhadrachalam Agency under e-governance from the coming academic year. With a view to … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Childhood and children, Community facilities, Education and literacy, Government of India, Modernity, Organizations, Press snippets, Southern region – Southern Zonal Council
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Film | “Mahua Memoirs” by Vinod Raja on Adivasis communities who live in the mountain tracts and forests of the Eastern Ghats – Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Chattisgarh & Jharkhand
Date and Time: 28-30 August, 2020 (48 hours, 6 pm-6 pm)Film: MAHUA MEMOIRSDirector: Vinod RajaDuration: 83 minutesFilm type: Documentary (with English subtitles)Produced by Grassroots media and Equations SYNOPSISSaloo, the bard and Thirku, the Baiga, takes us on a journey through … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Adivasi / Adibasi, Eastern region – Eastern Zonal Council, Ecology and environment, Economy and development, Film, Musicology, Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Organizations, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Rural poverty, Tips, Trees
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Dealing with challenges for Adivasis in states having widely different human development indicators – Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha & West Bengal
The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed how rooted structural imbalances are between rural and urban, male and female, rich and poor, even in the digital world. | Read the full report in Scroll.in >> […] While 66% of India’s population lives … Continue reading →