Regions of India – Tribal heritage & indigenous knowledge

“The Indian subcontinent boasts of a rich and diverse history involving multi-ethnic origins, and this has been established by in-depth scholarship on linguistics, mythology, folklore and anthropology, archaeology, geology, big-history and genetics.” – Ma­nu­raj Shun­mu­ga­sun­daram in “The Dravidian movement and Aryan illusions” (The Hindu, 23 July 2022)
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/the-dravidian-movement-and-aryan-illusions/article65672119.ece
https://indiantribalheritage.org/?p=26937

“The idea of creation of Zonal Councils was mooted by the first Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru in 1956 […] ‘to develop the habit of cooperative working’ among these States.” –  Government of India in “Zonal Councils” (accessed 3 April 2021)
https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/ZCS-CitiCharter-130710_0.pdf
https://indiantribalheritage.org/?page_id=20801

Video | Kalpvriksha, the “heavenly” coconut tree: Useful and eco-friendly household items made by the Gawda community – Goa

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For more information, visit videovolunteers.org >>  Coconut is used widely in Goa, but it’s only the tribals such as Gawdas who weave mats out of the coconut fronds. The Gawdas are a tribal community living in Cotigaon forest of south Goa. Devidas, the correspondent of this video belongs to the community. As forest-dwellers, the Gawdas rely heavily … Read more

Latest Publications from Anthropological Survey of India

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Latest Publications from Anthropological Survey of India Anthropology, Development Anthropology, Anthropological Newsletter, DNA Studies in Anthropological Survey of India, DNA study on Ancient Skeletal, Survey of India, Survey, Ansi, ANSI, JARAWA, Jarwa, Manav Sangrahalaya Bhopal, Social Impact Assessment, Man in Biosphere, Similipal Bio-Sphere Reserve, Nandadevi Biosphere Reserve, Cultural Diversity and Anthropology, Intangible and Tangible Cultural … Read more

Empowering tribal youth through education: Seminar on “Nomadic Tribes and their Developmental Scenario” – Tamil Nadu

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Amutha Kannan,  The Hindu, COIMBATORE, December 24, 2013 Chakravarthy Karthikeyan, a student of Social Work of PSG College of Arts and Science, has been able to motivate a few Domura youth from a settlement near Gobichettipalayam to take up higher education. This, he believes, is the first of his baby steps in empowering youth belonging to … Read more

Nagpur Anthropological Museum: Facilities and online resources of the South Central Zone Cultural Centre – Maharashtra

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Snehlata Shrivastav, The Times of India, TNN | Jul 24, 2012

Anthropological Survey of India, Central Regional Centre, Nagpur has renovated its anthropological museum recently. The museum will be formally inaugurated at Seminary Hills at 11 am on July 27. Secretary of Ministry of culture, Government  of India, Sangita Gairola will inaugurate the museum and director, Anthropoligical Survey of India, Kolkata, Prof K K Misra will preside over.

Source:  The Times of India
Address : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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South Central Zone Cultural Centre, Nagpur was established in the year 1986 for the promotion, preservation and dissemination of all disciplines in Art and Culture in the region.

Source: SCZCC : South Centrel Zone Cultural Centre, Nagpur, Maharashtra India, Folk Dances, Folk Theater, Indian Classical Music of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnatak, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh
Address : http://www.sczcc.gov.in/
Date Visited: Mon Mar 17 2014 18:44:28 GMT+0100 (CET)

Member States

  1. Andhra Pradesh
  2. Chhattisgarh
  3. Maharashtra
  4. Madhya Pradesh
  5. Karnataka

The Centre has planned various programmes in its five participating states […]

For more information, click here >>

Source: SCZCCN
Address : http://www.sczcc.gov.in/InternalPage.aspx?Antispam=VclLHS8s47D&ContentID=78&MyAntispam=E8mvjFqo4Z8
Date Visited: Mon Mar 17 2014 19:05:42 GMT+0100 (CET)

Address

South Central Zone Cultural Centre
56/1, Temple Road
Civil Lines
Nagpur
Maharashtra 440022
India
T: +91 94 23 231967

www.sczcc.gov.in

YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/sczcc

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Making “their” voices heard: In support of the Paniya community’s efforts to save their sacred groves – Tamil Nadu

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A Voice Unheard : The Case of Paniya Sacred Groves | Read the full blog here >> Is the ‘holiness’ of a century old Hindu temple in a city of Pakistan different from that of a Paniya sacred grove in a remote tribal village in the Gudalur valley? […] Onan is a Paniya Karnavar (traditional … Read more