Search this website
Fact checking
- Fact checking +
- NGOs, Indian Government & universities ++
- Adivasi, Tribals & Denotified tribes – Classifications
- Biological Diversity: What is the Biodiversity Act?
- Climate change
- eBook | Background guide
- Endangered languages: Peoples’ Linguistic Survey of India
- Forest Rights Act (FRA)
- Health & nutrition
- How to address misconceptions
- Hyderabad Biodiversity Pledge
- Interactive maps
- Names of tribal communities (Sitemap)
- Nomadic, Semi-Nomadic & Denotified Tribes
- Tribal Children’s Right to Education in India
- Tribal identity & terminology: UN Forum on Indigenous Issues
- Women in India: A reality check
- Worldcat.org – Find Indian authors and publications
Indian writing on tribal issues
- Search select periodicals +
- Magazines & web portals ++
- eBook eJournal ePaper
- eJournal “Johar”
- Explore indigenous knowledge: Biodiversity, ecology & wildlife
- Freedom movement
- Journalism: Ethics
- Journalism: Misinformation (UN)
- Journalism: Rural people speak about their lives (photos & video)
- Press: Interactive map
- Suggest a resource
- We have to write our own stories
NGOs, Indian Government & universities
- Contact: National helpline Childline & report trafficking
- Accountability
- Biodversity & United Nations
- Books published in India
- Census figures (ST) 2011
- Govt. Child rights
- Govt. recognized communities
- Govt. State wise figures (ST)
- Govt. What are the Rights of Scheduled Tribes (ST)
- Fighting exploitation and women’s stigmatization
- Forest dwellers in early India – myths and ecology
- Gandhian social movement
- Health recommendations
- India’s 28 States and 8 Union Territories
- Map: Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups & Endangered languages
- Museums & Research institutes
- Nehru’s 5 Principles: Panchsheel
- Networking
- President Droupadi Murmu
- Resources for the classroom
- Scheduled Tribe (ST)
- Seasons and festivals
- Success stories
- Survival Int. on tribal education
- Tagore and rural culture
- Unicef & Unesco
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights & International Convention against Torture
- Zonal Cultural Centres across India
Recent posts
Search Results for: Nirmala Putul
Nirmala Putul: A Santal poet questioning ‘development’ and ‘progress’ in modern civilization
Mountain Child by Nirmala Putul The mountain child —a fragment of the mountain —plays in the lap of the mountain Toddling up the mountainhe plants his feet in the mountain soilto rise like a mountainin the land of mountains The … Continue reading
Posted in Adivasi / Adibasi, Childhood, Literature - fiction, Modernity, Poetry, Quotes, Santali language and literature, Storytelling, Success story, Women
Tagged Santal (Santhal)
Comments Off on Nirmala Putul: A Santal poet questioning ‘development’ and ‘progress’ in modern civilization
Tip | “How to address misconceptions on tribal customs and culture in the classroom?” – Ideas and practices worth sharing among peers and students
There’s much to learn from the positive contributions made by tribal communities on a daily basis. To start with, let’s learn from insiders and others who have dedicated their lives to ensuring that a precious heritage will continue to make … Continue reading
Posted in Adverse inclusion, Biodiversity, Childhood, Colonial policies, Community facilities, Constitution and Supreme Court, Cultural heritage, Customs, Democracy, Ecology and environment, Economy and development, Education and literacy, Endangered language, Ethnobotany and ethnomedicine, FAQ, Gandhian social movement, Government of India, Health and nutrition, History, Languages and linguistic heritage, Media portrayal, Misconceptions, Modernity, Multi-lingual education, Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Networking, Organizations, Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG), Press snippets, Quotes, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Sacred grove, Storytelling, Success story, Tagore and rural culture, Tips, Tribal identity
Comments Off on Tip | “How to address misconceptions on tribal customs and culture in the classroom?” – Ideas and practices worth sharing among peers and students
On stereotypes and “three kinds of knowledge” (universal, community and individual knowledge): Papers presented for “Tribes In Transition-II: Reaffirming Indigenous Identity Through Narrative” (National Conference) – New Delhi
[Bold typeface added above for emphasis] Parallel Session 2: Land, Identity and Tribal Autobiographical NarrativesChaired by: Sandesha Rayappa, JNU, New DelhiPaper Presenters: Mahi S. Thavarathu (JNU, New Delhi), P. Rajitha Venugopal (JMI, New Delhi), Vasundhara Gautam (BML Manjul University, Gurgaon), … Continue reading
Posted in Adivasi / Adibasi, Anthropology, Assimilation, Colonial policies, Commentary, Community facilities, Cultural heritage, Customs, Education and literacy, History, Languages and linguistic heritage, Literature - fiction, Literature and bibliographies, Misconceptions, Modernity, Names and communities, Networking, Organizations, Quotes, Southern region – Southern Zonal Council, Storytelling, Success story
Tagged Mala Arayan
Comments Off on On stereotypes and “three kinds of knowledge” (universal, community and individual knowledge): Papers presented for “Tribes In Transition-II: Reaffirming Indigenous Identity Through Narrative” (National Conference) – New Delhi
eBook & eJournal | Reaffirming Indigenous Identity Through Narrative: Conference report – New Delhi
Tribes In Transition-II: Reaffirming Indigenous Identity Through NarrativeReport for the ICSSR-sponsored Two-Day National Conference organised by The Department of English & Outreach Programme Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi on 27-28 February 2017 Read or download the full report (printfriendly PDF, … Continue reading →