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A commemoration fostering unity among tribal communities: Hero stones now and then – Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala

Source: “Kharsawan’s tribal tribute set in stone” by KUMUD JENAMANI, The Telegraph, 30 December 2010Address : http://www.telegraphindia.com/1101230/jsp/jharkhand/story_13368701.jspDate Visited: Tue Jan 27 2015 17:22:33 GMT+0100 (CET) Folk Ballads and Folklore, p. …

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Korwa dialect on the verge of extinction – Jharkhand

Source: “Vanishing dialect of a primitive tribe” by SANTOSH K. KIRO, The Telegraph, Calcutta, 28 March 2012Address : http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120328/jsp/jharkhand/story_15297074.jsp#.T8JDjb9DkfmDate Visited: Sun May 27 2012 17:09:10 GMT+0200 (CEST)

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eBook | Demographic Status of Scheduled Tribe Population of India (Census figures 2011): Government of India

Read or download the complete backup document (PDF, 1,7 MB)For information on the “Population of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PTGs) in India from 1961 to 2001”, please refer to p. …

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eJournal | Folklore and Folkloristics: Special issue on Capacity Building of Students in Higher Education with special reference to Tribal students in Tripura

Poor Economic Condition Socio-CulturalFactor Non- Contextual Curriculum Inadequate Infrastructural Facilities Medium of Instruction Absences of Teachers 2. Scenario of West Bengal [..] The major tribal communities of Medinipur district are …

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Video | Kalamandir (Jamshedpur) founded in 1997: Preservation, conservation and dissemination of art and cultural heritage – Jharkhand

Published on Aug 8, 2015 The initial videos of Kalamandir, describing its objectives, main and interest in preservation, conservation and dissemination of art and cultural heritage. Kalamandir has traveled a …

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A living martial art-based dance form: The practice of Firkal in a remote Bhumij tribal village of Chotanagpur – Jharkhand

Firkal is an unusual name for a dance form. Many scholars of Indian dance as well as social anthropologists have not heard of it, far less seen it being performed. …

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The last frontier of Firkal martial art of Chotanagpur area – Jharkhand

Unique: ‘Firkal’ performanceNo mention has been made of it in ancient treatises, history books, traveller’s account or even in archaelogical records. | Read more >> Older than Kalaripayattu, and even …