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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 | To read the entire interview, click here >> 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 … Continue reading
Posted in Adivasi, Assimilation, Childhood and children, Crafts and visual arts, Cultural heritage, De- and re-tribalisation, Education and literacy, ePub, 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, Websites by tribal communities, Western Ghats - tribal heritage & ecology, Women
Tagged Bettakurumba, Irula, Katunaikar, Mullukurumba, Paniyar
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“We are so much more than that”: Book by S. Swarnalatha documenting the lives her own community, the Irula, who are known for their knowledge of nature and medicinal herbs – Tamil Nadu & Kerala
“My grandmother told me if someone ever pointed out our dance movements are peculiar, we should tell them these are the feline steps of a hunter” | To read the full story, click here >> Swarnalatha belongs to the tribal … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Childhood and children, Customs, Ecology and environment, Education and literacy, Endangered language, Ethnobotany, Games and leisure time, Languages and linguistic heritage, Maps, Misconceptions, Music and dance, Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Organizations, Press snippets, Quotes, Southern region, Storytelling, Worship and rituals
Tagged Irula
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Welfare programmes and schools functioning under Tribal Welfare Department – Tamil Nadu
Scheduled Tribes of Tamilnadu ADI DRAVIDAR AND TRIBAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT POLICY NOTE 2018 – 2019 INTRODUCTION: As per the census of 2011, the population of Tamil Nadu is 7.21 crore [72,1 million] of which Scheduled Castes (known as Adi Dravidar … Continue reading
Posted in Community facilities, Economy and development, Education and literacy, Government of India, Maps, Names and communities, Organizations, Quotes, Southern region
Tagged Adiya, Arandan, Eravallan, Irula, Kaani (Kani), Kadar, Kammara, Kanikkar, Kanyan, Kattunayaka, Kochu Velan, Kondakapu, Kondareddi, Koraga, Kota, Kudiya, Kurichia, Kuruman, Kurumba, Maha Malasar, Mala Arayan, Malai Pandaram, Malai Vedan, Malaikuruvan, Malasar, Malayakandi, Malayali, Mannan, Melakudi, Mudugar, Muduvan, Muthuvan, Pallayan, Palliyan, Palliyar, Paniya, Sholaga, Toda, Urali
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In search of a development that preserves the best parts of Adivasi culture and collectivity: Imagining an alternative “Discovery Of India”
Call us adivasis, please If Adivasis were to start writing their own Discovery Of India, it would be something like this: There are those who talk of India’s “5000 year-old culture,” there are those who talk of its “timeless traditions.” … Continue reading →
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