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Search Results for: Kerala
Future in the making – Kanavu Kerala Culture Club
‘Kanavu’ means ‘dream‘. It is exactly a dream, an initiative of the alternative educational vision of K. J. Baby and his like-minded friends. The inception of the idea can be traced back to Maveli Manatram (1991), Baby‘s novel that was … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood and children, Crafts and visual arts, Cultural heritage, Ecology and environment, Economy and development, Education and literacy, Film, Games and leisure time, Gandhian social movement, Health and nutrition, Music and dance, Names and communities, Organizations, Performing arts, Press snippets, Quotes, Rural poverty, Video resources - external, Wayanad, Women
Tagged Adiya
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Interview on the award winning documentary “Have You Seen The Arana?”: A sojourn that takes you through the crests, troughs and flats of Wayanad – Kerala
Though Ningal Aranaye Kando has a bleak premise, filmmaker Sunanda Bhat injects it with the lightness of everyday occurrences, simple slice-of-life moments and hope for the future, finds Catherine Rhea Roy. […] It is a woman’s disquiet over the disappearance … Continue reading
Posted in Adivasi / Adibasi, De- and re-tribalisation, Ecology and environment, Economy and development, Film, Health and nutrition, History, Misconceptions, Modernity, Music and dance, Nature and wildlife, Press snippets, Storytelling, Tribal elders, Wayanad, Western Ghats - tribal heritage & ecology, Women
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India’s living megalithic culture and rock art – Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu & Telangana
Massive stone structures dotted across the subcontinent provide a fascinating glimpse into India’s prehistoric past […] Megaliths are spread across the Indian subcontinent, though the bulk of them are found in peninsular India, concentrated in the states of Maharashtra (mainly … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Archaeology, Central region – Central Zonal Council, Crafts and visual arts, Customs, History, Names and communities, Seven Sister States & Sikkim – North Eastern Council, Southern region – Southern Zonal Council, Western Ghats - tribal heritage & ecology
Tagged Gond, Khasi
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“Historical experiences of land encroachment, acquisition of forest land by the Government and tribal displacement”: Group inequality, development status & the position of women – Kerala
In the matter of poverty, group inequality is still a matter of concern for Kerala as we see in the following chapter: Absolute deprivation continues to be largely concentrated among the marginalised communities, such as the tribals (adivasi) and fishing … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Adivasi / Adibasi, Adverse inclusion, Anthropology, Colonial policies, Economy and development, Education and literacy, Figures, census and other statistics, Government of India, Health and nutrition, History, Literature and bibliographies, Names and communities, Organizations, Press snippets, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Rural poverty, Scheduled Tribe (ST), Southern region – Southern Zonal Council, Wayanad, Women
Tagged Kadar, Katunaikar, Koraga, Kurichia, Kurumba, Paniya
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Video | Vayali Folklore Group performance – Kerala
The performance video covers Vayali Folklore Group’s journey for a folk art dance performance. The colour, energy and skill of the young people is on full display. About Vayali Motto: “Culture nourishes itself from nature.Without nature, culture cannot exist;without culture, … Continue reading
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