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Education, development, and reform to counter debt bondage: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights revisited
A Report on Debt Bondage, Carpet-Making, and Child Slavery In Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy, Dr. Kevin Bales estimates that there are at least 27 million slaves in the world today – more than at any other … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Adivasi / Adibasi, Adverse inclusion, Childhood and children, Customs, Democracy, Economy and development, Education and literacy, Figures, census and other statistics, Globalization, Government of India, Health and nutrition, Misconceptions, Modernity, Organizations, Quotes, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Rural poverty
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Adivasi rice beer – ceremonial drinking vs bondage caused by strong liquor
Adivasis and alcohol Historically, ‘pioneers’ of ‘civilized’ dominant (‘mainstream’ is politically incorrect) society have used alcohol to enslave and destroy the indigenous communities they invaded. Like exploitative marauders, they credited themselves with finding ‘new’ lands, sweepingly declaring them Terra Nullis … Continue reading
Posted in Adivasi / Adibasi, Adverse inclusion, Anthropology, Childhood and children, Colonial policies, Customs, Health and nutrition, History, Misconceptions, Modernity, Nilgiri, Organizations, Press snippets, Rural poverty, Seven Sister States & Sikkim – North Eastern Council, Tribal identity, Video resources - external, Women, Worship and rituals
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Ekalavya the archer prodigy: The unresolved question of submission to bondage in “moral stories for children”
Watch this story on Youtube including the self-mutilation scene [11:32]: Eklavya (Mahabharat) Kahaniyaa video channel: Moral Stories For ChildrenURL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tgl0L401VkIDate visited: 11 July 2021 3D Animation For Children forms the best Mahabharat Short Movie In Hindi from Kids Cartoon Movies >> गुरू भक्ति /Gurū bhaktiAuthor: … Continue reading
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“We are so much more than that”: Book by S. Swarnalatha documenting the lives her own community, the Irula, who are known for their knowledge of nature and medicinal herbs – Tamil Nadu & Kerala
“My grandmother told me if someone ever pointed out our dance movements are peculiar, we should tell them these are the feline steps of a hunter” | To read the full story, click here >> Swarnalatha belongs to the tribal … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Childhood and children, Customs, Ecology and environment, Education and literacy, Endangered language, Ethnobotany & ethnomedicine, Games and leisure time, Languages and linguistic heritage, Misconceptions, Music and dance, Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Organizations, Press snippets, Quotes, Southern region – Southern Zonal Council, Storytelling, Worship and rituals
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The moral standard of state and society: T.G. Narayanan Memorial Lecture on Social Deprivation – Gujarat
By Jan Breman The moral standard of state and society can be deduced from the way people are treated who are not productive anymore and have no assets of their own. Missing the means for self-providence includes all those among … Continue reading →