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Iravalla linguistic heritage – Anaimalai mountains of Tamil Nadu and Kerala

Posted on 04/04/2022 by website administrator

DIALECT AREA(S) OF TONDAI MANDALAM Gnanasundaram, V. The Iravallan tribe who live in the Anaimalai mountainous region, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu and adjacent Palakad district, Kerala speak generally 1) an indigenous tribal mother tongue viz Iravalla among themselves, which shares the phonological, … Continue reading →

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Toda cultural heritage and education: Nilgiri mountains – Tamil Nadu

Posted on 15/01/2022 by website administrator

A visit to the Toda hamlet known as Taranadmund near Ooty makes it clear that for the Toda community, cultural heritage is part of everyday life and worship. The local economy continues to involve buffalo rearing. As the Tamil Nadu … Continue reading →

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Indian forests, rivers and mountains owe their survival to Adivasis: “the most civilised people” – Mahasweta Devi

Posted on 05/09/2021 by website administrator

Renowned writer and social activist Mahasweta Devi termed Adivasis as “the most civilised people” to whom Indian forests, rivers and mountains owe their survival. She praised their egalitarian social structure where nobody is greater than anybody, and where social evils … Continue reading →

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eBook | The Food Book of four communities in the Nilgiri mountains: Gudalur Valley – Tamil Nadu

Posted on 04/03/2021 by website administrator

Full screen viewing link: https://archive.org/details/food-book-gudalur-valley Alternative viewing: Slideshow | The Food Book of four communities in the Nilgiri mountains: Gudalur Valley – Tamil Nadu >> The Food Book of the Bettakurumbas, Paniyas, Mullakurumbas and Kattunayakans of the Gudalur Valley – … Continue reading →

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Slideshow | The Food Book of four communities in the Nilgiri mountains: Gudalur Valley: Here we “realise how sensitive tribals are towards environment and nature” – Tamil Nadu

Posted on 04/03/2021 by website administrator

Source: Research team (Sayantani Satpathi, Shambhavi Singh & Subhodeep Basu) in “Revisiting the Forest Rights Act: Status of Implementation with respect to Land Tenures and Collection of Minor Forest Produce), Bharat Rural Livelihoods Foundation (New Delhi, 12 July 2019), p. … Continue reading →

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