Tribal areas under the Constitution of India

Tribal areas generally mean areas having preponderance of tribal population. However, the Constitution of India refers tribal areas within the States of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura & Mizoram, as those areas …

Guided tour – Part 9

Several Organizations promoting the welfare of India’s tribal communities have enlisted the services of  professionals: the Success stories associated with Accord, the Video Volunteers and many committed journalists working for India’s periodicals; information specialists starting a literacy project; …

Guided tour – Part 8

According to the Unesco Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger 2009, India has around 196 endangered languages. Prof. Omkar Koul, former director of the Central Institute of Indian Languages, observes: …