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Tag Archives: Irula
Welfare programmes and schools functioning under Tribal Welfare Department – Tamil Nadu
Scheduled Tribes of TamilnaduADI 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 in Tamil … Continue reading
Posted in Community facilities, eBook eJournal PDF, Economy and development, Education and literacy, Figures, census and other statistics, Government of India, Names and communities, Nilgiri, Organizations, Quotes, Scheduled Tribe (ST), Southern region – Southern Zonal Council
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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Learn more about tribal communities in Tamil Nadu
Posted in Anthropology, Bees and honey, Childhood and children, Community facilities, Customs, Democracy, Eco tourism, Ecology and environment, Economy and development, Education and literacy, Endangered language, Figures, census and other statistics, Forest Rights Act (FRA), Government of India, History, Literature and bibliographies, Multi-lingual education, Organizations, Particularly vulnerable tribal group (PVTG), Revival of traditions, Seasons and festivals, Southern region – Southern Zonal Council, Success story, Tiger, Tips, Tourism, Tribal elders, Western Ghats - tribal heritage & ecology, Women, Worship and rituals
Tagged Bettakurumba, Irula, Kattunayaka, Mullukurumba, Nari Koravar, Paliyar, Paniya, Sholigar
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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 →