New Amarambalam forests deserve better conservation status – Kerala & Tamil Nadu

Source: “New moss species found in New Amarambalam forests” by T. Nandakumar, The Hindu, Thiruvananthapuram, 12 December 2012Address : http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/new-moss-species-found-in-new-amarambalam-forests/article4190523.eceDate Visited: Wed Mar 20 2013 16:05:09 GMT+0100 (CET)

A holistic view of the world of adivasis under the British: Understanding the encroaching colonial ideals and intentions in the name of development and civilization

Adivasis in Colonial India – Survival, Resistance and Negotiation by Biswamoy Pati (Orient BlackSwan, 2011) How do we define ‘adivasis’? A post-modernist approach will situate them as ‘colonial constructs’. However, as this book goes to show, tribals were not just a colonial creation. They were a part of south Asian reality at the time of India’s … Read more

Tip | Get inspired by the “success stories” of tribal education in India and beyond

Networking, respect for the culture nurtured by local communities and knowing the aspirations of modern tribal youth – these factors help rural children realize their full potential. In recent time, modernity has triggered tribal consciousness empathetically. Increasingly available facilities are pushing the educated and informed tribal groups to seek (new) identity among majority in the Indian society. […] So it is very … Read more

Indigenous Knowledge Systems of the Rabha community: Protecting elephants – Assam

Source: Elephants in Ethnicity and Folklore of Rabha tribes of Assam | Tata Fellowships in FolkloreAddress: http://indianfolklore.org/TataFellowships/?p=736Date Visited: Sun Sep 11 2016 11:49:42 GMT+0200 (CEST) [Bold typeface added above for emphasis]

Bhimayana, an award winning graphic novel on Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar illustrated by Gond artists: Storytelling at its very best

Bhimayana: Experiences of Untouchability. Graphic novelon Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar with art by award winning Gond artists Durgabai Vyam and Subhas Vyam; story by Srividya Natarajan and S. Anand. Navayana Publishing >> Critically acclaimed as “a magnificent work of breathtaking art that symbolises the soul-stirring biography of an exceptional leader” and “a must-read for every child and adult in the nation and … Read more