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School enrolment and literacy: State priorities towards education under colonial rule and since India’s independence – Gujarat, Jharkhand, Manipur, Rajasthan & West Bengal
Vivek Menezes, Times of India, 20 January 2019 Why does China soar where India continues to struggle? The most basic reason is state priorities towards education. | Read the full report here >> As of 1947, the literacy rate in … Continue reading
Posted in Adverse inclusion, Childhood and children, Colonial policies, De- and re-tribalisation, Eastern region – Eastern Zonal Council, Economy and development, Education and literacy, Figures, census and other statistics, History, Literature and bibliographies, Misconceptions, Modernity, Names and communities, Press snippets, Seven Sister States & Sikkim – North Eastern Council, Western region – Western Zonal Council
Tagged Meitei, Mizo, Naga
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An indigenous film industry for large indigenous populations: ‘Jhollywood’ tells the stories of modern Adivasis in Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, West Bengal, Assam & Manipur
Jhollywood is calling Tehelka Magazine, Vol 7, Issue 26, Dated July 3, 2010 Forget the faux tribals grunting in Raavan. Jharkhand has its own film industry, made by Adivasi filmmakers for Adivasi viewers, says G VISHNUIS BEERA Formula for a … Continue reading
Posted in Adivasi / Adibasi, De- and re-tribalisation, Democracy, Eastern region – Eastern Zonal Council, Film, Government of India, Languages and linguistic heritage, Media portrayal, Misconceptions, Modernity, Names and communities, Press snippets, Seven Sister States & Sikkim – North Eastern Council, Storytelling, Success story
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Plan your own musical journey around the “Seven Sister States” – Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland & Tripura
Start your musical journey by watching a beautiful video taken in Shillong (Meghalaya). Then discover which other forms of music and dance are being practiced by the tribal communities of the “Seven Sister States” today. Khasi music revival – the stories of two young duitara players from … Continue reading →