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Tag Archives: Jenu Kuruba
Nomination of Dr Madegowda (Soliga): Participatory resource monitoring, implementation of the Forest Rights Act and welfare schemes – Karnataka
Learn more about tribal communities, biodiversity and wildlife related issues across Karnataka and the Western Ghats (e.g. search for “Karnataka Adivasi Abhivrudhi Mandali”, “Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Tiger Reserve”, “man animal conflict Karnataka”, “Karnataka tribal welfare”, “Valmiki Scheduled Tribes”, “forest based … Continue reading
Posted in Adivasi / Adibasi, Biodiversity, Ecology and environment, Economy and development, Forest Rights Act (FRA), Government of India, Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Networking, Organizations, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Southern region – Southern Zonal Council, Tiger, Western Ghats - tribal heritage & ecology
Tagged Eruliga, Gowdalu, Hasalaru, Jenu Kuruba, Kadu Kuruba, Koraga, Malekudiya, Soliga, Yararava
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Indian Folklife & Indian Folklore Research Journal – India’s National Folklore Support Centre
Indian Folklife publishes original and unpublished research papers, and announcements in the discipline of Folklore. Indian Folklife is published quarterly by India’s National Folklore Support Centre. Request for online/manuscript submissions should be addressed to M.D.Muthukumaraswamy, Editor, Indian Folklife, C/O National … Continue reading
Posted in Adivasi / Adibasi, Anthropology, Crafts and visual arts, Cultural heritage, Customs, De- and re-tribalisation, Ecology and environment, History, Languages and linguistic heritage, Literature and bibliographies, Media portrayal, Misconceptions, Modernity, Music and dance, Names and communities, Organizations, Performing arts, Quotes, Revival of traditions, Seasons and festivals, Social conventions, Tribal culture worldwide, Women, Worship and rituals
Tagged Jenu Kuruba, Narikurava
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Video | Honey gathering tribes assert their ancestral rights and way of life – Tamil Nadu & Karnataka
The Kattunayakans are a honey gathering community in the Gudalur valley. Over generations they have mastered the skills required to take honey out of hives. – Priyashri Mani (upload information 3 July 2012 on Youtube) | Credits: Adivasi Munnetra Sangam | … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Adivasi / Adibasi, Adverse inclusion, Anthropology, Bees and honey, Customs, De- and re-tribalisation, Ecology and environment, Economy and development, Forest Rights Act (FRA), Government of India, Health and nutrition, Modernity, Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Networking, Organizations, Particularly vulnerable tribal group, Quotes, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Rural poverty, Southern region – Southern Zonal Council, Tiger, Tourism, Tribal elders, Video resources - external, Western Ghats - tribal heritage & ecology, Worship and rituals
Tagged Jenu Kuruba, Katunaikar
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Unique lifestyle and culture of Soligas in the forest area near Chamarajanagar – Karnataka
Deccan Herald, Chamarajanagar, Mar 21, 2012 MP R Dhruvanarayan stressed the Centre that soligas living in the forest area coming under Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha constituency limits should be included in the list of adivasi tribe and provide all the benefits … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Adivasi / Adibasi, Community facilities, De- and re-tribalisation, Economy and development, Figures, census and other statistics, Government of India, Misconceptions, Names and communities, Rural poverty
Tagged Jenu Kuruba, Kadu Kuruba, Koraga, Kuruba, Soliga
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Diversity, plurality and tolerance are “core values of our civilisation: President Pranab Mukherjee’s statement at Rashtrapati Bhavan – New Delhi
In those moments when questions emerge about the fragility of the state’s constitutional principles — over what has transpired since the Dadri lynching and the killing of Kannada scholar M.M. Kalburgi, for example — it is incumbent on high constitutional … Continue reading →