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“National development and the development of tribal communities are linked to each other.” – The President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu (The Hindu, 15 November 2022)
https://www.presidentofindia.gov.in/press-release.htm
https://indiantribalheritage.org/?p=52591

Romanticising ‘indigenous peoples’ in the West just as in urban India

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The impulse to romanticise ‘indigenous peoples’ is still a powerful force in scholarship and public debate, and not only in the West but also in urban India, where ‘tribal’ (adivasi or ‘first-inhabitant’) textiles are fashionable, tribal dances grace government parades, and publishing on tribal cultures is big business. Most large-format photographic books of tribal life in India (Baldizonne 1999), for example, only perpetuate images of tribal people as guardians of static culture by conflating historical and contemporary contexts. Read more >>

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Rural development scheme promises more freedom to “people at the ground level” to make changes

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The Centre [Government of India] has decided to modify flagship rural development schemes like Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) to suit the needs of naxal-affected districts. While the schemes will be made more flexible, funds allocated to them will also increase. The decision was taken at a day-long consultation held by the … Read more

Adivasi (people) – Britannica Online Encyclopedia

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Adivasi, ( Hindi: “Original Inhabitants”) official name (in India) Scheduled Tribes,  any of various ethnic groups considered to be the original inhabitants of the Indian subcontinent. The term is used primarily in India and Bangladesh. In the constitution of India, promulgated in 1950, most of these groups were listed—or scheduled—as targets for social and economic development. Since … Read more

Strategy for achieving bio-diversity conservation and greening to ensure livelihood of the tribal people – Tamil Nadu

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The Hindu, COIMBATORE, June 1, 2012 Efforts are on to develop a village-wise micro plan and strategy for achieving bio-diversity conservation and greening to ensure livelihood of the tribal people, District Forest Officer, Coimbatore, V. Thirunavukkarasu said on Wednesday. He was talking to The Hindu on the sidelines of a workshop on Ecologically Sustainable Development for … Read more

Tribal languages serving local needs in education – Odisha

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Sumanyu Satpathy, The Hindu, September 27, 2012 […] English learning to whatever degree can be empowering, even broken English-speaking abilities, as I found out the other day. It is not unusual to come across writings on the wall, or advertisements in newspapers announcing private institutes which run English language courses, both spoken and written skills. My … Read more