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Ranchi University will have a department for each for all the nine languages – Jharkhand
The Times of India, Oct 7, 2013 RANCHI: Ranchi University may soon get separate departments each for all the nine languages being taught in the tribal regional language (TRL) department. This has been a longstanding demand and the proposal was approved … Continue reading
Posted in Adivasi, Government of India, Languages and linguistic heritage, Maps, Names and communities, Organizations, Press snippets, Revival of traditions
Tagged Ho, Khortha, Kudukh, Kurmi, Munda, Santal
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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 out. – Georg Pfeffer (Professor Emeritus at the Free University of … Continue reading
Posted in Adivasi, 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, Seasons and festivals, Social conventions, Tips, Tribal elders, Tribal identity, Worship and rituals
Tagged Ahir, Ahom, Bhil, Bhuiya, Bhumji, Binjhal, Bir Asur, Chero, Dongria Kondh, Gadaba, Gond, Joria Poraja, Juang, Kondh, Koya, Kurmi, Munda, Nisad, Oraon, Paiko, Santal, Saora
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