Tag Archives: Gujjar

Articles on Adivasi culture in Folio Special issue

Posted on 09/03/2021 by website administrator

Ever since the Portuguese travel writers and missionaries decided to describe the vast variety of ethnic and occupational groups and sects of the Indian subcontinent in terms of “caste” and “tribe”, the terms have stuck to society as long-worn masks … Continue reading →

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Serving endangered languages, denotified and nomadic Communities: Ganesh Devy on the need for a “sustainable economic and social base in the homeland”

Posted on 10/05/2020 by website administrator

A Nomad Called Thief: Reflections on Adivasi Silence and Voice by GN Devy A collection of essays on Adivasis. Tribal groups (adivasis) in India have often been excluded, marginalized and oppressed by ‘mainstream’ society. In many ways this exclusion, marginalization and … Continue reading →

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Sharing a theology with ecology as the most important ethical guide for humans: The Asurs, a “Particularly vulnerable tribal group” – Jharkhand

Posted on 15/04/2017 by website administrator

G.N. Devy, The Indian Express, 6 March 2016 | To read the full article, click here >> The term tribal defies any universal definition. Between the Maoris of New Zealand, the Aborigines of Australia and the Indigenous People of North America, there … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 07/01/2016 by website administrator

Table 1.1 State wise Scheduled Tribe population and decadal change by residence : 2011 (TOTAL) – see PDF for details Table 1.2 All India Population and Total ST Population – Male&Female (Census 2011) – see PDF for details Table 1.3 All India Population and Total … Continue reading →

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Gojri one of the richest languages in terms of modern and traditional literature – Jammu and Kashmir

Posted on 05/06/2012 by website administrator

The Hindu, Srinagar, June 5, 2012 Jammu and Kashmir government will soon recommend Gojri language for inclusion in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian constitution, a state minister has said. […] He said Gojri is an important tribal language which is spoken … Continue reading →

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