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UNICEF study on tribal education conducted by the National Institute of Advanced Studies
Adivasis in India receive the “lowest-cost, poorest-quality and indifferently administered education”, a [2012] study backed by the UNICEF has revealed. Not only are the Adivasis marginalised, even affirmative action/reservation programmes for Adivasis (as Scheduled Tribes) in higher educational institutions have not had the desired effect, the report suggests. Conducted by the National Institute of Advanced … Read more
Video | “From Wayback, to Way Forward”: Internet Archive Archive.org
2021 has been a momentous year here at the Internet Archive! We celebrated our 25th anniversary, launched new and exciting programs, and promoted Universal Access to All Knowledge. We experienced incredible growth, offering more books, music, movies, software, and webpages than ever before to our patrons. As we close this year and look forward to … Read more
Video | “Nations don’t make us human – languages make us human”: Ganesh Devy – People’s Linguistic Survey of India
The census of India says the country is losing languages at an alarming rate. But the People’s Linguistic Survey of India seems to say there’s more to it than meets the eye. Wherever the colonial power was played the local languages were destroyed completely: in Australia, in United States, in Canada. In this country so … Read more
Learning from the Kattunayakan community: How to live with elephants? – Tamil Nadu
Elephant conservation: Can elephants and humans live together? Berserk beasts, trashed crops, vengeful villagers: tales of ‘conflict’ come thick and fast as humans and elephants are forced into closer contact. But does it have to be war? Across Asia and Africa, there are hints of how we might live in peace | To view more photos … Read more