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Tag Archives: Bettakurumba
“We are nothing without the forest, and the forest is nothing without us”: Kattunayakans in the Nilgiris, one of the last few remaining honey gathering communities of the world – Tamil Nadu
Living in the Nilgiris, the Kattunayakans are one of the last few remaining honey gathering communities of the world. Over many generations they have mastered the skills required to tap honey and they take great pride in their knowledge and … Continue reading
Posted in Adivasi / Adibasi, Assimilation, Bees and honey, Childhood and children, Customs, De- and re-tribalisation, Economy and development, Education and literacy, Forest Rights Act (FRA), Globalization, Government of India, Health and nutrition, Homes and utensils, Misconceptions, Modernity, Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Nilgiri, Organizations, Puppetry, Quotes, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Rural poverty, Southern region – Southern Zonal Council, Storytelling, Tribal elders, Tribal identity, Western Ghats - tribal heritage & ecology, Worship and rituals
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A balanced curriculum that helps children “retain the tribal values that have relevance even today and accept the good brought in by modernization”: Interview with the founders of the Vidyodaya School for Adivasi children – Tamil Nadu
The Vidyodaya School Tucked away in the Blue Mountains, close to Ooty, the tourist destination of Tamil Nadu in southern India, is the small sleepy town of Gudalur, the home town of Rama and B. Ramdas. Gudalur is a land … Continue reading
Posted in Adivasi / Adibasi, Assimilation, Childhood and children, Crafts and visual arts, Cultural heritage, De- and re-tribalisation, eBook & eJournal, Education and literacy, Government of India, Languages and linguistic heritage, Misconceptions, Modernity, Multi-lingual education, Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Networking, Organizations, Quotes, Resources, Rural poverty, Tribal elders, Tribal identity, Video resources - external, Websites by tribal communities, Western Ghats - tribal heritage & ecology, Women
Tagged Bettakurumba, Irula, Katunaikar, Mullukurumba, Paniyar
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Appropriate education for Adivasi children: The Vidyodaya School model at Gudalur – Tamil Nadu
How the education work began – an introduction Kadichankolli, 1991 – The first ‘school’ begins in this village. The teacher, Raji, is from the village. The medium of instruction is `Bettakurumba’. One would wonder what the significance of this is. … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Adivasi / Adibasi, Childhood and children, Community facilities, Crafts and visual arts, Cultural heritage, Education and literacy, Figures, census and other statistics, Health and nutrition, Languages and linguistic heritage, Misconceptions, Modernity, Music and dance, Names and communities, Networking, Nilgiri, Organizations, Quotes, Southern region – Southern Zonal Council, Storytelling, Success story, Tribal elders, Tribal identity, Western Ghats - tribal heritage & ecology
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Slideshow | Glimpses from a model school run for and by Adivasi communities of the Nilgiris: Viswa Bharathi Vidyodaya Trust – Tamil Nadu
Foldscopes and the world Invisible As part of the Adivasi Maths and Science resource center activities, a workshop was held for students of grade 5 at Vidyodaya on using foldscopes to explore the invisible world. (From the left: Picture 1 shows … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Adivasi / Adibasi, Adverse inclusion, Childhood and children, Colonial policies, Community facilities, Crafts and visual arts, Customs, Economy and development, Education and literacy, Figures, census and other statistics, Modernity, Multi-lingual education, Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Networking, Nilgiri, Organizations, Particularly vulnerable tribal group, Press snippets, Quotes, Seasons and festivals, Southern region – Southern Zonal Council, Success story, Western Ghats - tribal heritage & ecology
Tagged Bettakurumba, Irula, Kattunayaka, Mullukurumba, Paniya
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