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Elwin’s ‘tribal’ world – 28 poems in English inspired by tribal India
The Telegraph, Calcutta, Friday , March 2 , 2012 Elwin’s ‘tribal’ world ANANYA S. GUHA Book title: 28 Poems Author: Verrier Elwin Publisher: North East Zonal Cultural Centre Pages: 35 Price: Rs 150 Verrier Elwin, the anthropologist and Indologist who … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Literature - fiction, Nature and wildlife, Press snippets
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Tribal villages, artisans and modern art – Chhattisgarh
India Today, July 14, 2011 Tribal villagesIt is truly an enriching human experience to visit a tribal village. Generally these picturesque villages of mud huts painted bright blue, and paths marked by artistic wooden fences, are some way off the highway.You … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Archaeology, Central region, Crafts and visual arts, Cultural heritage, Eco tourism, Economy and development, Homes and utensils, Music and dance, Names and communities, Organizations, Press snippets, Revival of traditions, Seasons and festivals
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Tip | Search articles on tribal history, politics and literature on Ramachandra Guha’s website
Guha’s books include a pioneering environmental history, The Unquiet Woods (Oxford University Press, 1989); Savaging the Civilized (University of Chicago Press, 1999), A life of the anthropologist-activist Verrier Elwin which the Times Literary Supplement called the ‘best biography by an Indian for many years’, an … Continue reading
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Adivasi music – bibliography
Babiracki, C.M., ‘Tribal music in the study of great and little traditions of Indian music’. In: B. Nettl (ed.), Comparative musicology and anthropology of music. Chicago, 1990. Bhattachary S., 5., Ethno-musicology and India. Calcutta,1968. Deva, B.C., Musical instruments. Delhi, 1977. … Continue reading
Posted in Adivasi, Audio resources - external, Bastar, Central region, Eastern region, Literature and bibliographies, Maps, Musicology, Northern region, Quotes, Regions of India, Southern region, Western region
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Selected writings by anthropologist Verrier Elwin (1902-64)
The Oxford India Elwinby G.N. Devy (ed.) 440 Pages | 80 line illus. & photographsISBN: 9780195697919, Rs. 795From presenting Elwin’s work among the tribal peoples of central India, to affording glimpses of his seminal work on the unique institution of the ghotul among … Continue reading →
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