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Map | A virtual journey across time and space
Whatever our own cultural background, there are amazing discoveries to be made, for India’s youth just as for scholars and visitors from all over the world! Learn more about – and from – some of India’s tribal communities by clicking on the button … Continue reading →
Posted in Adivasi, Archaeology, Central region, Colonial policies, Crafts and visual arts, Cultural heritage, Eastern region, Fashion, Gandhian social movement, History, Homes and utensils, Maps, Modernity, Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Northern region, Press snippets, Quotes, Regions of India, Sacred grove, Seven Sister States, Southern region, Storytelling, Tips, Tourism, Trees, Western region, Worship and rituals
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Tagged Banjara, Garo, Gond, Jaintia, Khasi, Kurumbar, Naga, Oraon, Rabari, Romany, Santal, Toda
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Kerala’s Scheduled Tribes
Total Scheduled Tribal population in Kerala composes 1.5 percent of the total population. (Census 2011) All India sex ratio of ST is 978 in (2001 Census) and 990 in (2011 Census) and in Kerala 1021 in (2000 Census) and 1035 … Continue reading →
Posted in Adverse inclusion, Anthropology, Bees and honey, Customs, Ecology and environment, Economy and development, Elephant, Figures, census and other statistics, Government of India, Modernity, Music and dance, Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Particularly vulnerable tribal group, Quotes, Rural poverty, Southern region, Western Ghats - tribal heritage & ecology, Worship and rituals
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Tagged Cholanaikan, Irula, Kadar, Koppalan, Kurichiyan, Kuruman, Kurumbar, Malayan, Malayarayar, Marati, Mavilon, Mudugar, Muduvan, Nayadi, Oorali, Paniyar, Pulayar, Ulattan, Urali, Velan
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The Kurumbar community: Discoveries in South Indian history – Tamil Nadu
References to the region go back to tribal Kurumbars in the 1st century AD – Tamil Nadu The tribe divided the region into 24 districts and built several forts. Historian Prof K V Raman says, “Places like Mylapore, Triplicane, … Continue reading →
Posted in Anthropology, Archaeology, History, Literature and bibliographies, Maps, Names and communities, Organizations, Press snippets, Regions of India, Southern region, Tips
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The Kurumbars’ role in South India’s Paleolithic culture: Epigraphical records on Chennai’s ancient history – Tamil Nadu
Times of India, June 24, 2016 | To read the full article, click here >> A study of the region by Colonel Colin Mackenzie says Tondaimandalam was 1st inhabited by Kurumbas, a fierce tribe The move of the state government to create … Continue reading →
Posted in Anthropology, Archaeology, Bastar, History, Maps, Misconceptions, Names and communities, Photos and slideshows, Press snippets, Southern region
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Tagged Kurumbar, Maria Gond, Muria Gond
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