Tag Archives: Sidhi (Siddi)

Diversity, plurality and tolerance are “core values of our civilisation”: President Pranab Mukherjee’s statement at Rashtrapati Bhavan – New Delhi

Posted on 20/01/2022 by website administrator

In those moments when questions emerge about the fragility of the state’s constitutional principles — over what has transpired since the Dadri lynching and the killing of Kannada scholar M.M. Kalburgi, for example — it is incumbent on high constitutional … Continue reading →

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“I feel that you are a part of me and I will never forget you”: Tribal elder in a travel account by historian Runoko Rashidi – Looking at India through African Eyes

Posted on 22/07/2021 by website administrator

As I am now in the process of completing the finishing touches on a French language collection of my essays on the African presence in Asia I find myself reviewing and evaluating the body of work that I have been … Continue reading →

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Member of Siddi community nominated to the Karnataka Legislative Council: A community with African ancestry – Karnataka

Posted on 25/07/2020 by website administrator

Shantharam Budna Siddi, from the Siddi [Sidhi] community of Karnataka which traces its roots to Africa, has been nominated to the Karnataka Legislative Council by Governor Vajubhai Vala. This is the first time that the community will be represented in … Continue reading →

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Languages, traditions and culture of tribals to be protected: New dictionaries of unique tribal languages – Karnataka State Tribal Research Institute

Posted on 02/06/2020 by website administrator

MYSURU: For the first time, Karnataka State Tribal Research Institute (KSTRI) has come up with a novel initiative to preserve languages of tribals in the state. KSTRI is gearing to launch dictionaries of tribal languages. As part of the work … Continue reading →

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Video | Self-help for and by members of rural communities in need of modern facilities: A video by Tribal Community Lab – Odisha

Posted on 31/08/2015 by website administrator

Ratha Duria from Rishabh Raghavan on Vimeo. Ratha Duria discusses his solar energy run kiosk in Gunpur, Kalahandi, Orissa and the need for such interventions. “We looked at a few solutions that would be cost effective and less effort to … Continue reading →

Posted in Community facilities, Eastern region – Eastern Zonal Council, Economy and development, Education and literacy, Modernity, Names and communities, Networking, Organizations, Press snippets, Quotes, Rural poverty, Southern region – Southern Zonal Council, Success story, Video resources - external | Tagged | Comments Off on Video | Self-help for and by members of rural communities in need of modern facilities: A video by Tribal Community Lab – Odisha