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Tag Archives: Ho
Video | Tribal culture and natural resources: The Chota Nagpur (Chotanagpur) plateau of eastern India – Jharkhand
Chota Nagpur [Chotanagpur] plateau is in eastern India, in Jharkhand state. The plateau is composed of Precambrian rocks (more than 540,000,000 years old). Chota Nagpur is the collective name for the Ranchi, Hazaribagh, and Kodarma plateaus, which have an area … Continue reading
Posted in Adverse inclusion, Chotanagpur, Colonial policies, Cultural heritage, Eastern region – Eastern Zonal Council, Ecology and environment, Economy and development, Globalization, History, Media portrayal, Music and dance, Networking, Organizations, Quotes, Resources, Storytelling, Video resources - external, Websites by tribal communities
Tagged Ho, Kharia, Munda, Oraon, Santal
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More than a question of terminology: ‘Adivasi’, ‘Indigenous Peoples of India’, ‘Vanvasi’, ‘Vanyajati’, and the administration of constitutional privileges for ‘Scheduled Tribes’ (ST)
A Contentious Term to denote Tribes as Indigenous Peoples of India | Full article >> In India the term ‘Adivasi’ has gained immense popularity in the last few decades to identify the tribes. This term is more commonly brought to use by … Continue reading
Posted in Adivasi / Adibasi, Assimilation, Colonial policies, Constitution and Supreme Court, De- and re-tribalisation, Eastern region – Eastern Zonal Council, Economy and development, Figures, census and other statistics, Gandhian social movement, Government of India, Languages and linguistic heritage, Literature and bibliographies, Misconceptions, Modernity, Names and communities, Quotes, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Scheduled Tribe (ST), Seven Sister States & Sikkim – North Eastern Council, Tribal culture worldwide, Tribal identity
Tagged Bhutia, Bodo, Chakma, Dimasa, Ho, Karbi, Khasi, Kuki, Lusei, Munda, Naga, Oraon, Reang, Santal, Tiwa, Toto
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A commemoration fostering unity among tribal communities: Hero stones now and then – Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala
A New Year tribute to old heroes The tribals of Kharsawan will install a stone slab at Shahid Sthal on January 1 in memory of those who laid down their lives fighting for a separate state in 1948. The homage aims … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, Crafts and visual arts, Customs, Eastern region – Eastern Zonal Council, Globalization, History, Names and communities, Organizations, Quotes, Revival of traditions, Southern region – Southern Zonal Council, Storytelling, Wayanad, Worship and rituals
Tagged Bhumij, Birhor, Gope, Ho, Lohar, Munda, Oraon, Santal
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