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“Kocharethi calls upon us to ethically engage with it, to question our complicity” – First novel by an Adivasi in Kerala

Posted on 12/06/2022 by website administrator

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, Health and nutrition, History, 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 & ecology, Women, Worship and rituals | Tagged | Comments Off on “Kocharethi calls upon us to ethically engage with it, to question our complicity” – First novel by an Adivasi in Kerala

Educational package for children of the Kadar community: Initiating children into formal education easily – Kerala & Tamil Nadu

Posted on 09/02/2017 by website administrator

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 & ecology | Tagged | Comments Off on Educational package for children of the Kadar community: Initiating children into formal education easily – Kerala & Tamil Nadu

A vacation school for Adivasi youths: Understanding tribal values and rights, gender issues and man’s interaction with nature – Kerala

Posted on 24/05/2016 by website administrator

By Express News Service, 23rd April 2016 KOCHI: A four-day Adivasi Students’ Camp that came to a close in Aluva on Friday reaffirmed the importance of the tribal way of life and the values they hold dear. The camp, organised by … Continue reading →

Posted in Adivasi / Adibasi, Childhood, Community facilities, Cultural heritage, De- and re-tribalisation, Democracy, Ecology and environment, Education and literacy, Games and leisure time, History, Nature and wildlife, Organizations, Performing arts, Press snippets, Revival of traditions, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Rural poverty, Southern region – Southern Zonal Council, Wayanad, Western Ghats - tribal heritage & ecology, Women | Comments Off on A vacation school for Adivasi youths: Understanding tribal values and rights, gender issues and man’s interaction with nature – Kerala

“Higher Education is a distant dream”: Report on the feasibility of setting up a Tribal University (“autonomous institution / knowledge centre”) – Kerala

Posted on 03/03/2015 by website administrator

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 & ecology | Comments Off on “Higher Education is a distant dream”: Report on the feasibility of setting up a Tribal University (“autonomous institution / knowledge centre”) – Kerala

Video | Vayali Bamboo Band: Folk Secrets Music Project – Kerala

Posted on 06/10/2013 by website administrator

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 | Comments Off on Video | Vayali Bamboo Band: Folk Secrets Music Project – Kerala