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Guda: A film by KJ Baby in the tribal language of the Kattunaikkars – Kerala
`Guda’ ready for screening The shooting of the `Guda’, perhaps the first film in the tribal language of the `Kattunaikkars’, has been completed and the film is all set for screening by the middle of December. K.J. Baby, the director … Continue reading
Posted in Adverse inclusion, Childhood, Customs, Film, Languages and linguistic heritage, Names and communities, Press snippets, Rural poverty, Southern region – Southern Zonal Council, Tribal identity, Wayanad
Tagged Katunaikar
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“Kocharethi calls upon us to ethically engage with it, to question our complicity” – First novel by an Adivasi in Kerala
To read the full book review, click here >> Narayan, Kerala’s first tribal novelist, avoids romanticising his milieu. Kocharethi is about the hidden poetry of marginal lives… The temptation to exoticise cultures that have not been commodified yet must be … Continue reading
Posted in Adivasi / Adibasi, Anthropology, Childhood, Colonial policies, Customs, Education and literacy, Health and nutrition, History, Languages and linguistic heritage, Literature - fiction, Media portrayal, Misconceptions, Modernity, Names and communities, Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG), Press snippets, Southern region – Southern Zonal Council, Storytelling, Tribal elders, Tribal identity, Western Ghats – Tribal heritage and ecology, Women, Worship and rituals
Tagged Malayarayar
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Educational package for children of the Kadar community: Initiating children into formal education easily – Kerala & Tamil Nadu
K. PRADEEP, The Hindu, KOCHI, July 19, 2012 | To read the full story, click here >> An educational package for pre-primary children of the Kadar tribe incorporating their own language will be distributed in 22 anganwadis this week. Dr. Amitha Bachan, … Continue reading
Posted in Bees and honey, Childhood, Community facilities, Customs, De- and re-tribalisation, Education and literacy, Figures, census and other statistics, Languages and linguistic heritage, Multi-lingual education, Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Press snippets, Southern region – Southern Zonal Council, Storytelling, Success story, Tribal identity, Western Ghats – Tribal heritage and ecology
Tagged Kadar
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“Higher Education is a distant dream”: Report on the feasibility of setting up a Tribal University (“autonomous institution / knowledge centre”) – Kerala
FEASIBILITY STUDY REPORT ON SETTING UP A CENTRAL TRIBAL UNIVERSITY OR ITS REGIONAL CENTRE IN KERALA STATE View or download the full report here >> Kerala State Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Thiruvananthapuram on its notice dated 31.01.2014 … Continue reading
Posted in Education and literacy, Figures, census and other statistics, Health and nutrition, Organizations, Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG), Quotes, Rural poverty, Scheduled Tribe (ST), Southern region – Southern Zonal Council, Wayanad, Western Ghats – Tribal heritage and ecology
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Video | Vayali Bamboo Band: Folk Secrets Music Project – Kerala
The Vayali Folklore Group has been awarded Junior Fellowship by the Government of India for the research of Kerala’s bamboo music traditions in 2013. This is a two year programme by the central culture ministry. To invite Vayali and support the … Continue reading
Posted in Biodiversity, Childhood, Community facilities, Crafts and visual arts, Cultural heritage, Ecology and environment, Education and literacy, Film, Government of India, Media portrayal, Modernity, Music and dance, Networking, Organizations, Revival of traditions, Video resources - external, Wayanad
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