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Tag Archives: Chenchu
India’s tribal, folk and devotional music: Secular and ceremonial songs – An overview
“Tribal, Folk and Devotional Music”by NA Jairazbhoy in AL Basham (ed.). A Cultural History of India. London: Oxford University Press, 1975, pp. 234-237. Excerpt from Chapter XVI Music (pp. 212-242): Classical music is the most refined and sophisticated music to be … Continue reading
Posted in Adivasi / Adibasi, Anthropology, Audio resources - external, Cultural heritage, Customs, Figures, census and other statistics, History, Languages and linguistic heritage, Literature and bibliographies, Media portrayal, Misconceptions, Modernity, Music and dance, Musicology, Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Nilgiri, Performing arts, Quotes, Seasons and festivals, Seven Sister States & Sikkim – North Eastern Council, Storytelling, Tribal identity, Video resources - external, Worship and rituals
Tagged Chenchu, Dakkali
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Determined pursue higher studies at any cost: Sugali tribal children of Nallamalla forests – Andhra Pradesh
Sugali tribal children of inaccessible Palutla village in the Nallamalla forests are a determined lot — to pursue higher studies at any cost. It is only by helicopter polling officials reach this place once in five years and politicians in … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood and children, Eastern region – Eastern Zonal Council, Economy and development, Education and literacy, Government of India, Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Press snippets, Rural poverty, Success story
Tagged Chenchu, Sugali
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Research on populations of different social rank: “The genetic heritage of the earliest settlers persists”
The word “tribe” itself, in fact, has always been a contentious term. Due to the lack of an adequate term, indigenous people chose to adopt it to identify their place in the world. The narrative is changing today. […] Tribes … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Assimilation, Customs, Figures, census and other statistics, History, Literature and bibliographies, Misconceptions, Names and communities, Quotes, Tribal identity, Worship and rituals
Tagged Chenchu, Koya
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Tribal Politics – adivasi culture, language, and religion in Encyclopedia of India
Tribal Politics The “tribal” peoples or adivasis of India, according to the 2001 census, constitute roughly 8.1 percent of the country’s population, some 83,6 million people, classified under 461 different communities. They occupy a belt stretching from the Bhil regions … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Adivasi / Adibasi, Adverse inclusion, Anthropology, Assimilation, Bastar, Colonial policies, De- and re-tribalisation, Ecology and environment, Endangered language, Figures, census and other statistics, Government of India, Misconceptions, Modernity, Names and communities, Nilgiri, Organizations, Press snippets, Quotes, Revival of traditions, Rural poverty, Sacred grove, Tribal identity, Women, Worship and rituals
Tagged Bhil, Bodo, Chenchu, Garo, Gond, Gondh, Jarawa, Khasi, Kuki, Kurumba, Mizo, Munda, Naga, Onge, Oraon, Santal, Sentinelese, Toda
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