Tribal Cultural Heritage in India
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India’s endangered languages “Kolami, Koya, Gondi, Kuvi, Kui, Yerukala, Savara, Parji, Kupia. Do these names ring a bell? No, right? They are all native tribal tongues that have immensely contributed …
The objective of the scheme is to make special efforts to encourage folk and tribal arts and to frame special programmes for the preservation and strengthening of the vanishing art …
Most tribes do, however, have more or less secular songs, such as greeting songs, lullabies, love and courtship songs, ballads, and humorous songs. On the occasion of certain festivals and …
A champion for Adivasi rights, Xaxa played an active part in anti-displacement movements in central India. […] Xaxa passed away because of a heart attack. A native of the Jashpur …
Nearly 70 per cent of the country’s population lives in rural areas where, for the first time since independence, the overall growth rate of population has sharply declined, according to …
Find all posts with information relating to this issue under the Category “Endangered language”; or click here >> To read the full article, click here >> Kolami, Koya, Gondi, Kuvi, …
Whatever our own cultural background, there are amazing discoveries to be made, for India’s youth just as for scholars and visitors from all over the world! Learn more about – and from – …
Ashish Kothari | Read the full story with photos in The Hindu >> True self-reliance won’t come from relentless industrialisation, but from localisation and decentralisation, as demonstrated by these remarkable …