Accountability / Adivasi / Adibasi / Anthropology / Assimilation / Bastar / Chotanagpur / Colonial policies / Commentary / Customs / De- and re-tribalisation / Democracy / Dress and ornaments / Ecology and environment / Economy and development / Forest Rights Act (FRA) / Gandhian social movement / Globalization / Government of India / Health and nutrition / History / Internet / Literature and bibliographies / Media portrayal / Misconceptions / Modernity / Names and communities / Nature and wildlife / Press snippets / Quotes / Rights of Indigenous Peoples / Rural poverty / Seasons and festivals / Tagore and rural culture / Tips / Trees / Women / Worship and rituals

Tip | Search articles on tribal history, politics and literature on Ramachandra Guha’s website

We met adivasis who had been persecuted by the Naxalites, and other adivasis who had been tormented by the Salwa Judum vigilantes [i.e. “a strange, not to say bizarre, example …

Adivasi / Adibasi / Anthropology / Bastar / Crafts and visual arts / Cultural heritage / Customs / Dress and ornaments / Economy and development / Forest Rights Act (FRA) / Government of India / Health and nutrition / History / Museum collections - India / Names and communities / Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) / Photos and slideshows / Press snippets / Southern region – Southern Zonal Council / Tourism / Tribal identity / Worship and rituals

Showcasing the lifestyle of the Koya community: Tribal museum and Sammakka–Saralakka Jatara festival at Medaram village – Telangana

With the exclusive tribal museum becoming operational on Tuesday, devotees thronging to the historic Medaram village for the Sammakka–Saralakka jatara can now get an insight into the life and culture …

Adivasi / Adibasi / Adverse inclusion / Anthropology / Assimilation / Colonial policies / Customs / De- and re-tribalisation / Democracy / Economy and development / Figures, census and other statistics / Globalization / Health and nutrition / History / Literature and bibliographies / Misconceptions / Modernity / Music and dance / Names and communities / Quotes / Resources / Revival of traditions / Rights of Indigenous Peoples / Seasons and festivals / Social conventions / Tips / Tribal elders / Tribal identity / Worship and rituals

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

“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 …

Anthropology / Bastar / eBook eJournal ePaper / Figures, census and other statistics / Government of India / Health and nutrition / Names and communities / Narmada / Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) / Quotes / Regions of India – Tribal heritage & indigenous knowledge / Scheduled Tribe (ST) / Seven Sister States & Sikkim – North Eastern Council / Women

eBook | Demographic Status of Scheduled Tribe Population of India (Census figures 2011): Government of India

Read or download the complete backup document (PDF, 1,7 MB)For information on the “Population of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PTGs) in India from 1961 to 2001”, please refer to p. …

Adverse inclusion / Bastar / Community facilities / Constitution and Supreme Court / Ecology and environment / Economy and development / Education and literacy / eLearning / Figures, census and other statistics / Forest Rights Act (FRA) / Names and communities / Networking / Organizations / Press snippets / Quotes / Resources / Rights of Indigenous Peoples / Rural poverty / Seasons and festivals / Southern region – Southern Zonal Council / Tribal culture worldwide / Tribal identity / Women

“Indigenous women have an integral collective and community role as carers of natural resources and keepers of scientific knowledge”: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples & Virtual commemoration (9 August) – Unesco

Source: “The role of indigenous women in the preservation and transmission of traditional knowledge”, United Nations 2022URL: https://www.un.org/en/observances/indigenous-dayDate Visited: 8 August 2022 Indigenous peoples and UNESCO Indigenous peoples live in …

Anthropology / Colonial policies / Community facilities / Crafts and visual arts / Figures, census and other statistics / Government of India / History / Homes and utensils / Museum collections - India / Music and dance / Musicology / Names and communities / Photos and slideshows / Press snippets / Resources / Rights of Indigenous Peoples / Southern region – Southern Zonal Council / Tourism

The Alluri Sitarama Raju Memorial Tribal Museum: Commemorating the leader of the Rampa Rebellion – Andhra Pradesh

The sprawling Shilparamam Jatara at Madhurawada, which is slowly drawing tourists and visitors, has an added attraction from Friday — a diorama on the life of legendary freedom fighter and …

Bastar / Central region – Central Zonal Council / Community facilities / Constitution and Supreme Court / Economy and development / Figures, census and other statistics / Government of India / Museum collections - India / Names and communities / Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) / Quotes / Regions of India – Tribal heritage & indigenous knowledge / Rights of Indigenous Peoples / Scheduled Tribe (ST)

The Tribal Research & Development Institute Bhopal / List of scheduled tribes by the Commissioner of Tribal Development – Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh has the largest Tribal population of all the states. […] Due to the varied socio-cultural and geographical environment and its parameters, the diverse tribal world of Madhya Pradesh …

Anthropology / Archaeology / Assimilation / Chotanagpur / Crafts and visual arts / Customs / Dress and ornaments / Ecology and environment / Education and literacy / Globalization / Government of India / History / Homes and utensils / Modernity / Museum collections - India / Music and dance / Musicology / Names and communities / Networking / Nilgiri Biosphere / Quotes / Seven Sister States & Sikkim – North Eastern Council / Tribal identity

Anthropological Museum in Mysore – Karnataka

Anthropological MuseumManav Bhawan, BogadiMysore, Karnataka Anthropological Survey of Indiawww.ansi.gov.in The Anthropological Museum is a treasure trove of objects and weapons used by the South Indian communities, primarily the tribal communities, …

Biodiversity / Customs / Eastern region – Eastern Zonal Council / Economy and development / FAQ / Forest Rights Act (FRA) / Government of India / Health and nutrition / Homes and utensils / Modernity / Names and communities / Nature and wildlife / Press snippets / Quotes / Rural poverty / Trees

Is “brick house” the only sign of development? – West Bengal

Dr. Boro Baski; translated from Bengali to English by Asha BaskiOriginally published in Anandabazar Patrika (India’s most widely read Bengali daily) I was born in a Santal village in Birbhun …