Search Results for: Gadchiroli

Hopes for women’s empowerment: An unusual election victory in poverty-ridden Gadchiroli district – Maharashtra

Posted on 24/03/2018 by website administrator

This year, when Bollywood gave us Newton, the dark comedy about India’s democratic system, the tribals of Gadchiroli decided to give themselves a crack at democracy | Read the full story here >> Stuck between the proverbial rock and a hard place, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Accountability, Adverse inclusion, Bastar, Central region – Central Zonal Council, Democracy, Economy and development, Education and literacy, Figures, census and other statistics, Forest Rights Act (FRA), Gadchiroli, History, Networking, Press snippets, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Success story, Women | Comments Off on Hopes for women’s empowerment: An unusual election victory in poverty-ridden Gadchiroli district – Maharashtra

Interacting with the tribals in 39 villages of Gadchiroli district for mutual benefit: Society for Education, Action and Research in Community Health – Maharashtra

Posted on 22/11/2015 by website administrator

TOI Social Impact Awards 2015: ‘Search’ light shines on tribal lives | To read the full article, click here >> In 1986, when Dr Abhay and Dr Rani Bang decided to adopt Gadchiroli as their home and workplace, the district was infamous for … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood and children, Community facilities, Education and literacy, Gadchiroli, Gandhian social movement, Health and nutrition, Misconceptions, Networking, Organizations, Press snippets, Rural poverty, Social conventions, Western region –  Western Zonal Council, Women | Comments Off on Interacting with the tribals in 39 villages of Gadchiroli district for mutual benefit: Society for Education, Action and Research in Community Health – Maharashtra

eBook | “It is possible to finance tribal health care”: Recommendations by the Expert Committee on Tribal Health – Government of India

Posted on 05/04/2021 by website administrator

Though it has long been suspected that tribal people have poor health and unmet needs, health care for tribal people remained subsumed in rural health care. It was assumed that tribal people have same health problems, similar needs and hence … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, eBook & eJournal, Figures, census and other statistics, Gadchiroli, Government of India, Health and nutrition, Misconceptions, Organizations, Press snippets, Quotes, Resources, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Rural poverty, Tips, Women | Comments Off on eBook | “It is possible to finance tribal health care”: Recommendations by the Expert Committee on Tribal Health – Government of India

Resources for the classroom: Learning from and about India’s tribal communities, their culture and knowledge systems

Posted on 18/01/2021 by website administrator

“[I]t is some of the basic values and ideology imbibed in the traditional tribal socio-cultural milieus that should have been emulated and promoted amongst the non-tribal mainstream, not, as has been going on, the other way round.” Source: ’Who Is … Continue reading →

Posted in Assimilation, Audio resources - external, Bastar, Biodiversity, Central region – Central Zonal Council, Colonial policies, Crafts and visual arts, Cultural heritage, Customs, Democracy, Eastern region – Eastern Zonal Council, eBook & eJournal, Ecology and environment, Economy and development, Education and literacy, Ethnobotany, Fashion and design, Film, Gadchiroli, Games and leisure time, Health and nutrition, History, Homes and utensils, Languages and linguistic heritage, Misconceptions, Multi-lingual education, Museum collections - India, Names and communities, Narmada, Nature and wildlife, Nilgiri, Northern region – Northern Zonal Council, Performing arts, Photos and slideshows, Puppetry, Quotes, Resources, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Sacred grove, Seasons and festivals, Seven Sister States & Sikkim – North Eastern Council, Southern region – Southern Zonal Council, Storytelling, Success story, Tips, Tribal culture worldwide, Tribal identity, Video contents, Video resources - external, Western Ghats - tribal heritage & ecology, Western region –  Western Zonal Council, Worship and rituals | Comments Off on Resources for the classroom: Learning from and about India’s tribal communities, their culture and knowledge systems

Video | Popular theatre derived from “Dandar” of Gond, Korfu and Pardhi communities: Zadipatti Rangbhumi – Maharashtra

Posted on 14/12/2020 by website administrator

Zadipatti is practised in the rice cultivating region of Maharashtra during the harvest season and derives its name from the local name zadi for rice. The theatre art of this region is known as Zadipatti Rangbhumi. It is a blend … Continue reading →

Posted in Assimilation, Gadchiroli, Government of India, Modernity, Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Performing arts, Quotes, Revival of traditions, Success story, Video resources - external, Western region –  Western Zonal Council | Comments Off on Video | Popular theatre derived from “Dandar” of Gond, Korfu and Pardhi communities: Zadipatti Rangbhumi – Maharashtra