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eBook & eJournal | Learn more about tribal communities on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Posted on 10/03/2021 by website administrator

The ancient tribal communities that lived here in the Andaman Islands […] have lived and flourished here for at least 40,000 years., but the end could well be round the corner. […] It definitely began with the British and their … Continue reading →

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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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Reserves that are central to the ecological security of a unique group of islands: Tribal rights and conservation – Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Posted on 29/07/2020 by website administrator

The entire Nicobar islands is a tribal reserve and is key for the survival of a number of species of rare and endemic flora and fauna. Unlike the rest of India, tribal rights and conservation are not at the opposite … Continue reading →

Posted in Accountability, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Anthropology, Biodiversity, Colonial policies, Crocodile, Ecology and environment, Figures, census and other statistics, Government of India, History, Modernity, Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Photos and slideshows, Press snippets, Rights of Indigenous Peoples | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Reserves that are central to the ecological security of a unique group of islands: Tribal rights and conservation – Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Tribal Politics – adivasi culture, language, and religion in Encyclopedia of India

Posted on 09/11/2019 by website administrator

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 →

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An appeal for linguistic diversity as a democratic right – Professor Ganesh Devy at TEDx Mumbai

Posted on 26/06/2019 by website administrator

Professor Ganesh Devy talks about how languages evolve. And how local Indian languages are dying, taking with them a treasure of historical knowledge and wisdom. “Why are you talking to sparrows?” [Prof. Devy narrates the reply of the Bo woman in … Continue reading →

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