Tag Archives: Limbu

Tip | Brill’s Encyclopedia of the Religions of the Indigenous People of South Asia

Posted on 13/02/2022 by website administrator

This encyclopedia addresses the religions of a category of South Asians known as tribals, Ādivāsīs (“First Inhabitants”; or Janajātis, lit. “Class of People”; see also below), and, more recently, indigenous peoples. The three terms, “tribal,” “Ādivāsī,” and “indigenous peoples” are … Continue reading →

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Conserving the forests and protecting the livelihood of semi-nomadic tribal communities – West Bengal

Posted on 28/01/2022 by website administrator

NESPON – North Eastern Society for Preservation of Nature and Wildlife | Our Partners & Supporters >> Location: 200 forest villages including the 5 forest sub-divisions of Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri districts, West Bengal. Project Holder: Mr. Soumitra Ghosh Objectives: # … Continue reading →

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The Great Story-Wall Project – storytelling tour across India

Posted on 15/07/2021 by website administrator

There is a need to reclaim descriptions of the tribes; the onus must reside with the tribes themselves, since they have endured these portrayals for far too long. Richard Kamei in “Uncivilising the Mind: How anthropology shaped the discourse on … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood and children, Commentary, Crafts and visual arts, Cultural heritage, Education and literacy, Media portrayal, Modernity, Names and communities, Networking, Organizations, Press snippets, Quotes, Revival of traditions, Storytelling, Tribal identity | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on The Great Story-Wall Project – storytelling tour across India

eJournal | Limbu community temples as “visible markers of the ethnic community”: Emergence of a new ethnic identity – Sikkim

Posted on 20/04/2018 by website administrator

To read or download the full issue, click here >> Emergence of a new ethnic identity When the kingdom of Sikkim was integrated into the Indian Union in 1975, the old order was disbanded and Sikkim became a state of the … Continue reading →

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