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In support of language diversity and cultural diversity – Indigenous Peoples Issues and Resources
Today, our world is experiencing a rapid decline in cultural diversity and the eradication of indigenous peoples and their lifeway. One in five people in the world speak the same language: Mandarin Chinese. Spoken by the largest single ethnic group … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Assimilation, Colonial policies, Cultural heritage, Customs, Economy and development, Education and literacy, Figures, census and other statistics, Globalization, Government of India, History, Languages and linguistic heritage, Literature and bibliographies, Misconceptions, Modernity, Networking, Organizations, Quotes, Tribal culture worldwide, Worship and rituals
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The quest for cultural generosity: A book on linguistic diversity and the human ability to “forge a safe and sustainable relationship with nature”
The extinction of languages leads to cultural loss and disinheritance of the human race as a part of its collective past vanishes, argues G.N. Devy The silence the eminent scholar and cultural activist G.N. Devy refers to in The Question … Continue reading
Posted in Adverse inclusion, Colonial policies, Figures, census and other statistics, Government of India, History, Languages and linguistic heritage, Modernity, Multi-lingual education, Organizations, Press snippets
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New light on hunter-gatherers in Narmada Valley, Indus Valley Civilisation and modern India’s cultural and linguistic diversity: Anthropological Museum Kolkata – West Bengal
A new museum in Kolkata tells the tale of how modern humans in the Indian subcontinent evolved from ancestors who arrived about 12.3 million years ago from Africa, during the Pleistocene era. Set up by the Anthropological Survey of India (AnSI), … Continue reading →