Tag Archives: Kattunayaka

The Paniyas, Kattunayakans, Mullukurumbas and Bettakurumbas of the Gudalur valley – Tamil Nadu

Posted on 15/02/2022 by website administrator

The Gudalur valley in the Nilgiris is home to four distinct indigenous communities – Paniyas, Kattunayakans, Mullukurumbas and Bettakurumbas. | Read more >> Source: Cultural Diversity | At the Edge of ExistenceAddress : https://cultureandconservation.wordpress.com/test/Date Visited: 15 February 2022 […] In the … Continue reading →

Posted in Adivasi / Adibasi, Anthropology, Customs, Ecology and environment, Elephant, History, Misconceptions, Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Nilgiri, Photos and slideshows, Quotes, Southern region – Southern Zonal Council, Storytelling, Tribal elders, Websites by tribal communities, Western Ghats - tribal heritage & ecology, Women | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on The Paniyas, Kattunayakans, Mullukurumbas and Bettakurumbas of the Gudalur valley – Tamil Nadu

Diversity, plurality and tolerance are “core values of our civilisation”: President Pranab Mukherjee’s statement at Rashtrapati Bhavan – New Delhi

Posted on 20/01/2022 by website administrator

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 →

Posted in Accountability, Archaeology, Commentary, Constitution and Supreme Court, Democracy, Gandhian social movement, Government of India, History, Misconceptions, Names and communities, Nilgiri, Organizations, Photos and slideshows, Press snippets, Quotes, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Seasons and festivals, Tagore and rural culture | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Diversity, plurality and tolerance are “core values of our civilisation”: President Pranab Mukherjee’s statement at Rashtrapati Bhavan – New Delhi

The “master honey hunters” of Wayanad’s forests: Kattunayikka tribesmen’s involvement for sustainable harvesting – Kerala

Posted on 18/01/2022 by website administrator

By K R Rajeev [Times of India, 18 May 2017] KOZHIKODE: Heavy summer rain has turned out to be manna from the skies for tribal honey hunters in Wayanad, the leading wild honey producing region in the state. The massive blooming … Continue reading →

Posted in Bees and honey, Community facilities, Customs, Ecology and environment, Economy and development, Figures, census and other statistics, Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Networking, Organizations, Press snippets, Scheduled Tribe (ST), Seasons and festivals, Southern region – Southern Zonal Council, Success story, Wayanad, Western Ghats - tribal heritage & ecology | Tagged | Comments Off on The “master honey hunters” of Wayanad’s forests: Kattunayikka tribesmen’s involvement for sustainable harvesting – Kerala

Learning from the Kattunayakan community: How to live with elephants? – Tamil Nadu

Posted on 22/12/2021 by website administrator

Elephant conservation: Can elephants and humans live together?   Berserk beasts, trashed crops, vengeful villagers: tales of ‘conflict’ come thick and fast as humans and elephants are forced into closer contact. But does it have to be war? Across Asia and Africa, … Continue reading →

Posted in Customs, Eco tourism, Economy and development, Elephant, Figures, census and other statistics, Globalization, Health and nutrition, Misconceptions, Modernity, Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Nilgiri, Photos and slideshows, Press snippets, Quotes, Southern region – Southern Zonal Council, Western Ghats - tribal heritage & ecology | Tagged | Comments Off on Learning from the Kattunayakan community: How to live with elephants? – Tamil Nadu

Welfare programmes and schools functioning under Tribal Welfare Department – Tamil Nadu

Posted on 30/07/2021 by website administrator

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 →

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