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Bastar Dasara in Jagdalpur (July – October): Ancient customs and modernity – Chhattishgarh
Brinda Suri, The Hindu, 17 October 2018 In the heart of Bastar, where the beauty of the jungle holds sway, is a Dasara celebration unchanged by the passage of time | Read the full story and view more photos here >> She’s attired … Continue reading →
Posted in Bastar, Central region, Customs, Dress and ornaments, Figures, census and other statistics, Government of India, History, Modernity, Names and communities, Press snippets, Seasons and festivals, Tips, Tourism, Women, Worship and rituals
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Tagged Baiga, Bhatra, Dhruva, Dhuruva, Gond, Halba, Maria, Muria
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A place where to experience the “wonder and aesthetics in rural and tribal life”: Shilpgram (Udaipur) – Rajasthan
SHILPGRAM UDAIPUR – THE CRAFT VILLAGE (THE ARTISAN’S VILLAGE) | Learn more >> Situated 3 kms west of Udaipur near the Havala village is the Centre’s Shilpgram – the Rural Arts and Crafts Complex. Spread over an undulating terrain of 130 … Continue reading →
Posted in Community facilities, Crafts and visual arts, Cultural heritage, Customs, Education and literacy, Government of India, Homes and utensils, Maps, Museum collections - India, Names and communities, Organizations, Performing arts, Photos and slideshows, Quotes, Revival of traditions, Seasons and festivals, Western region
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Tagged Bhil, Dang, Gond, Kulumbi, Maria, Rathwa, Warli
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Evidence suggesting a Gondi-Harappan link (Indus Valley civilisation, 2500 B.C.–1750 BC): Pictographs deciphered with the help of a proto Dravidian tribal language – Karnataka
S. Harpal Singh, The Hindu, Telangana, December 16, 2014 | To enlarge the image and read the full article, click here >> “On the goddess Kotamma temple woollen market way there is a rocky roof shelter for shepherds and sheep to … Continue reading →
Posted in Archaeology, Bastar, Crafts and visual arts, Cultural heritage, History, Homes and utensils, Languages and linguistic heritage, Maps, Names and communities, Organizations, Photos and slideshows, Press snippets, Southern region, Tourism, Worship and rituals
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“Woodsmoke and Leafcups”: A book that opens up the full joy of tribal life without romanticisation – Bastar
Woodsmoke and Leafcups; Madhu Ramnath, Harper Litmus, Rs.399. Felix Padel, The Hindu, March 12, 2016 | To read the full article, click here >> The full joy of tribal life opens up in these pages. As do the painful struggles under … Continue reading →
Posted in Adivasi, Anthropology, Bastar, Central region, Crafts and visual arts, Customs, Ecology and environment, Figures, census and other statistics, Forest Rights Act (FRA), Gandhian social movement, Government of India, History, Literature and bibliographies, Maps, Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Photos and slideshows, Press snippets, Quotes, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Storytelling, Tips, Tribal elders
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Tagged Bhatra, Durwa, Gond, Halba, Maria, Muria
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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 not only has been largely cut-off from the mainstream of … Continue reading →
Posted in Bastar, Central region, Community facilities, Constitution and Supreme Court, Economy and development, Figures, census and other statistics, Government of India, Maps, Museum collections - India, Names and communities, Particularly vulnerable tribal group, Quotes, Regions of India, Rights of Indigenous Peoples
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Tagged Agaria, Agariya, Andh, Arakh, Arrakh, Asur, Bada Maria, Badi Maria, Bahellia, Baiga, Barela, Bhaina, Bhanka, Bhar, Bharia, Bhatola, Bhatra, Bhil, Bhilala, Bhimma, Bhuinhar, Bhumia, Bhumiya, Bhunjia, Bhuta, Biar, Binjhwar, Birhor, Birhul, Bisonhorn Maria, Biyar, Bondeya, Bondhi, Bopehi, Chattri, Cherwa, Chita Pardhi, Chota Maria, Damaria, Damor, Dandami Maria, Daroi, Datia, Dhangad, Dhanwar, Dhoba, Dhulia, Dhuru, Dhurwa, Dorla, Gadaba, Gadba, Gaiki, Gaita, Gatta, Gatti, Gond, Gowari, Halba, Halbi, Hill Maria, Kalanga, Kamar, Kandh, Kandra, Kanwar, Karku, Kaur, Kawar, Khairwar, Kharia, Khatola, Khirwar, khirwara, Khond, Kodaku, Koilabuta, Koitar, Kol, Kolam, Koliabhuti, Kondar, Kondh, Korku, Korwa, Koya, kucha, Langoli, Madia, Majhi, Majhwar, Mana, Mannewar, Maria, Mawasi, Mina, Moghya, Mogia Monghya, Mouasi, Mudia, Munda, Muria, Nagarchi, Nagasia, Nagesia, Nagwanshi, Nahul, Nihal, Ojha, Oraon, Pando, Panika, Panna, Pao, Pardhan, Pardhi, Pardhi. Phans Pardhi, Parja, Patelia, Pathari, Raj, Rathia, Rewa, Saharia, Sahariya, Saonta, Saroti, Satna, Saunta, Saura, Sawar, Sawara, Seharia, Sehria, Shahdol, Shikari, Sidhi, Soni, Sonjhari Jhareka, Sor, Sosia, Takankar Takia, Tanwar, Thatia, Thotya, Vade Maria, Wade Maria
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