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Landless Kol tribe forest dwellers: Permission required to plant or use trees such as neem, amla and mahua – Uttar Pradesh
Though the Kols are anthropologically tribal, they are recognized as a Scheduled Caste in Uttar Pradesh. Not only has this deprived them of their traditional source of living-the forest, it has largely left them dependant and landless, languishing in silica … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Assimilation, Colonial policies, Community facilities, De- and re-tribalisation, Democracy, Education and literacy, Forest Rights Act (FRA), Government of India, Health and nutrition, History, Misconceptions, Names and communities, Press snippets, Rural poverty, Scheduled Tribe (ST), Trees, Women, Worship and rituals
Tagged Kol
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India’s most populous state with a small tribal population: Five communities in their original environment surviving the ravages of time – Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state of the country but has a small tribal population. They constitute the weakest section of the society and form distinct ethnic groups which have preserved their own separate culture identities in their original … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural heritage, Economy and development, Figures, census and other statistics, Names and communities, Rural poverty, Scheduled Tribe (ST)
Tagged Bhotia, Buksa, Jaunsari, Raji, Tharu
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Tribal Research and Development Institute (Bhopal): A ‘nodal’ centre in support of tribal culture – Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan & Chhattisgarh
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, Quotes, Revival of traditions, Seasons and festivals, Tribal identity
Tagged Bhil, Gond, Korku
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A commemoration fostering unity among tribal communities: Hero stones now and then – Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala
KUMUD JENAMANI, The Telegraph, Thursday , December 30 , 2010 Kharsawan’s tribal tribute set in stone – Slab to be installed at Shahid Sthal in memory of martyrs of 1948 mutiny KUMUD JENAMANI Jamshedpur, Dec. 29: A New Year tribute to old … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, Crafts and visual arts, Customs, Eastern region – Eastern Zonal Council, Globalization, History, Names and communities, Organizations, Quotes, Revival of traditions, Southern region – Southern Zonal Council, Storytelling, Wayanad, Worship and rituals
Tagged Bhumij, Birhor, Gope, Ho, Lohar, Munda, Oraon, Santal
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