Search Results for: Rajasthan

Tribal Research and Development Institute (Bhopal): A ‘nodal’ centre in support of tribal culture – Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan & Chhattisgarh

Posted on 05/07/2021 by website administrator

Activities The Institute has carried out extensive ethnographic studies on the tribes of Madhya Pradesh and maintains a rich database in its documentation centre. Evaluation and impact assessment studies of schemes of the government related to development and empowerment of … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropology, Central region – Central Zonal Council, Community facilities, Cultural heritage, Education and literacy, Figures, census and other statistics, Government of India, Languages and linguistic heritage, Libraries, Museum collections - India, Names and communities, Organizations, Particularly vulnerable tribal group (PVTG), Quotes, Revival of traditions, Seasons and festivals, Tribal identity | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Tribal Research and Development Institute (Bhopal): A ‘nodal’ centre in support of tribal culture – Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan & Chhattisgarh

Video | Voices of Bhil tribal from semi-arid forest: A documentary on forest Rights by Purabi Bose – Rajasthan

Posted on 10/06/2021 by website administrator

Forest Rights: Jung Jungle aur Jungle ke logo ka. Voices of Bhil tribal from semi-arid forest, Rajasthan, India. A short video documentary (14mins) film ‘Forest Rights’ is produced and directed by Purabi Bose based on research field work data collection. … Continue reading →

Posted in Accountability, Adivasi / Adibasi, Biodiversity, Colonial policies, Commentary, Community facilities, Cultural heritage, Customs, Democracy, Ecology and environment, Economy and development, Forest Rights Act (FRA), Government of India, History, Modernity, Music and dance, Names and communities, Organizations, Quotes, Revival of traditions, Rural poverty, Sacred grove, Storytelling, Tribal elders, Video resources - external, Western region –  Western Zonal Council, Women | Tagged | Comments Off on Video | Voices of Bhil tribal from semi-arid forest: A documentary on forest Rights by Purabi Bose – Rajasthan

Video | Votive Terracotta of Molela: Cultural heritage sustained by tribal communities – Rajasthan & Gujarat

Posted on 14/05/2021 by website administrator

Votive terracotta painted plaques produced by the terracotta artisans of Molela is a hand modelled hollow relief of Hindu deities, especially of the neo-Vaishnava deity, Dev Narayan. Dev Narayan is accompanied by his characteristic snake symbol in the plaque. Made … Continue reading →

Posted in Assimilation, Crafts and visual arts, Customs, Government of India, Quotes, Video resources - external, Western region –  Western Zonal Council, Worship and rituals | Comments Off on Video | Votive Terracotta of Molela: Cultural heritage sustained by tribal communities – Rajasthan & Gujarat

Trust India’s “village republics” to bring in some good news from time to time – Kerala, Rajasthan & Tamil Nadu

Posted on 15/04/2021 by website administrator

In an atmosphere where every morning, our newspapers greet us with stories of girls being tormented, raped, killed or treated like a doormat in one way or another, trust India’s “village republics” to bring in some good news from time … Continue reading →

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A “Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group” determined to overcome slavery and coercion: The Sahariya, a community of former hunter gatherers – Rajasthan

Posted on 30/03/2021 by website administrator

Sahariya adivasis in Baran in south Rajasthan have waged a quiet war against generations of slavery to local landlords. Pushed off agricultural land and struggling to sustain themselves on deteriorating forests, hundreds of Sahariya families here remained indebted as “hali” … Continue reading →

Posted in Accountability, Adivasi / Adibasi, Anthropology, Economy and development, Figures, census and other statistics, Government of India, History, Modernity, Names and communities, Particularly vulnerable tribal group (PVTG), Photos and slideshows, Press snippets, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Rural poverty, Western region –  Western Zonal Council, Women | Tagged | Comments Off on A “Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group” determined to overcome slavery and coercion: The Sahariya, a community of former hunter gatherers – Rajasthan