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Video | Roots and Branches: The Lifeworld of an Enlightened Villager in West Bengal

Source: Roots and Branches: The Lifeworld of an Enlightened Villager in West Bengal: Documentary on Santal educationist Boro Baski (2017) by © Ronald Kurt

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Slideshow | Views of Santal villages near Santiniketan: Visiting the Museum of Santal Culture – West Bengal

Photos © Tribal Cultural Heritage in India Foundation A museum can be a motivation for the community to move forward towards modernity without abandoning one’s Santal mentality [and] items like musical instruments, a mouse-trap or the ornaments, are not “any old … Continue reading

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Video | Deowal Chitra & Alpana: Santal art reflecting “simplicity, honesty and a quiet vigour” – West Bengal

The Santhals, a proto-Austroloid racial group, is the largest tribe in West Bengal. Although they reside in several districts of West Bengal, Purulia District is one of the major areas where Santhals are found after Paschim Mednipur district. The primary … Continue reading

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How to cope with the climate change, government interventions and the demands of companies? “We support farmers”: A tribal self-help organization’s experience with organic orchards – West Bengal

The Green Revolution has changed life in Indian villages, but the main beneficiaries were the landlords. Daily labourers remain poor and marginalised. The limits of using ever more fertiliser and pesticides are becoming apparent. Many farmers are confused because extension … Continue reading

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eBook & Slideshow | Report on “Tribes in Transition” Conference in Santiniketan – West Bengal

Photos courtesy Sunder Manoj Hembrom © 2015; report courtesy Dr. Ivy Hansdak Some Glimpses of the ‘Tribes in Transition’ Conference, Santiniketan 12-13 March 2014 The ‘Tribes in Transition’ Conference has helped in enriching academic knowledge of the Indian tribes, has brought a very diverse group of … Continue reading

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