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ePaper | The Kaani (Kani) community’s ethno-botanical knowledge of 300 medicinal herbs: Paper presented at the National Jackfruit Festival 2015 – Kerala

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“Jackfruit and its value-added products have started stealing the show at various food festivals, thanks to the collective initiatives of peasants. However, the governments continue their habitual indifference to promoting this tropical fruit with immense nutritional value and market potential,” says Shree Padre, veteran agricultural journalist and editor of the Kannada agricultural magazine, Adike Patrika … Read more

eBook | River Narmada (Dehwali) – A story from Gujarat

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There once lived a carpenter by the name Kaliya. Kaliya went to the forests in the Amarkantak hills to fetch wood. One day as he was felling wood, Kaliya felt thirsty. As he went looking for water, Kaliya wandered deep into the forest …

Tribal communities recognized by the government: Census figures & changes in the lists of Scheduled Tribes (ST)

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Scheduled Tribes in India: As revealed in Census 2011 This report highlights the data and demographics of scheduled tribes (ST) in 30 states and union territories of India, as documented in Census 2011. The report makes comparisons from 1961 by showing population trends as well as decadal growth rate. It also focuses on the livelihoods … Read more

Indian forests, rivers and mountains owe their survival to Adivasis: “the most civilised people” – Mahasweta Devi

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Renowned writer and social activist Mahasweta Devi termed Adivasis as “the most civilised people” to whom Indian forests, rivers and mountains owe their survival. She praised their egalitarian social structure where nobody is greater than anybody, and where social evils such as dowry do not exist. Addressing students at the University of Hyderabad here on … Read more

Video | Vayali Folklore Group performance – Kerala

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The performance video covers Vayali Folklore Group’s journey for a folk art dance performance. The colour, energy and skill of the young people is on full display. About Vayali Motto: “Culture nourishes itself from nature.Without nature, culture cannot exist;without culture, a society cannot.” Vayali, a group of young people from the cultural capital of Kerala, … Read more