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Millennium Development Goals for tribal health and education: Rights to “survival, growth, development, participation and protection” – Odisha

Posted on 11/09/2016 by website administrator

There is huge potential among tribal children and our state has been promoting their talents in fields of art, culture, sports and education. – Chief minister Naveen Patnaik (The Times of India, 21 December 2015) Source: Odisha government to fund education of … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood and children, Community facilities, Eastern region, Figures, census and other statistics, Government of India, Health and nutrition, Names and communities, Organizations, Particularly vulnerable tribal group, Press snippets, Quotes, Rural poverty, Scheduled Tribe (ST), Women | Tagged , | Comments Off on Millennium Development Goals for tribal health and education: Rights to “survival, growth, development, participation and protection” – Odisha

An annual affair prone to hurting the sentiments of those communities it claims to represent: Live models have made a return at the ‘Adivasi Mela’ – Odisha

Posted on 14/08/2014 by website administrator

Debabrata Mohanty, indianexpress.com, Bhubaneswar, February 2, 2014 Live models have made a return, with an old Santhal tribal standing within his barricaded space playing the musical instrument kendara. | To read the full article, click here >> Two years after the Orissa … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropology, Commentary, Crafts and visual arts, Dress and ornaments, Eastern region, Figures, census and other statistics, Government of India, Homes and utensils, Misconceptions, Modernity, Museum collections - India, Music and dance, Names and communities, Photos and slideshows, Press snippets, Quotes, Seasons and festivals, Tourism | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on An annual affair prone to hurting the sentiments of those communities it claims to represent: Live models have made a return at the ‘Adivasi Mela’ – Odisha

Tribal Museum Bhubaneswar: Founded as a “Museum of Man” to promote tribal development – Odisha

Posted on 20/05/2014 by website administrator

Pravukalyan Mohapatra, Orissa Review * September – October – 2005 | Read the full article >> Museum of tribal arts and artifacts in Bhubaneswar has opened up a new vista into the future direction of Orissa’s tribal economy and culture. It … Continue reading →

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Tip | Voices from the Periphery: A multidisciplinary book “reversing the gaze”: Questioning the fringes of India’s mainstream society

Posted on 01/08/2013 by website administrator

It is wrong and does not help the tribal cause either to reduce the image of the Indian tribal society to that of destitute remnants, on the verge of dying out. – Georg Pfeffer (Professor Emeritus at the Free University of … Continue reading →

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