Organizations

Call Shakti Vahini or the national helpline Childline to report human trafficking of tribal girls and women:
Shakti Vahini on +91-11-42244224, +91-9582909025 or the national helpline Childline on 1098.
Learn more: https://indiantribalheritage.org/?page_id=21889

“Rural communities certainly need education, but their life is interwoven with many social and cultural issues that must all be taken into account. UNESCO is right to argue that an integrated approach with a holistic view is appropriate.” – Santal educationist Boro Baski in “India’s rural primary schools still have room for improvement” (Development + Cooperation, 22 May 2016)
https://www.dandc.eu/en/article/indias-rural-primary-schools-still-have-room-improvement
https://indiantribalheritage.org/?p=20429

The Forest comes to the city: “Vatavaran”, India’s largest festival on environment and wildlife issues – New Delhi

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Kavita Bahl and Nandan Saxena made the award winning film “I cannot give you my forest” | Synopsis | Learn more about their documentary | Festival website: http://vat2015.cmsvatavaran.org Contact Kavita BahlDirector, Top Quark Films Private LimitedDelhi, India099100 37244https://www.facebook.com/pages/Top-Quark-Films/103419556380496 Press reports Coverage of the CMS Vatavaran film festival and the film I cannot give you my Forest: ABOUT THE FESTIVAL … Read more

Interacting with the tribals in 39 villages of Gadchiroli district for mutual benefit: Society for Education, Action and Research in Community Health – Maharashtra

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TOI Social Impact Awards 2015: ‘Search’ light shines on tribal lives | To read the full article, click here >> In 1986, when Dr Abhay and Dr Rani Bang decided to adopt Gadchiroli as their home and workplace, the district was infamous for Naxalism, abject poverty, poor infrastructure and abysmal health services. Today, nearly 30 years after the … Read more

“Asking, we walk”: A book on listening to the stories of those who dwell there

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Asking, we walk: The South as New Political Imaginary: Edited by Corinne Kumar; Streelekha Publications, 33/1-9, Thyagaraj Layout, Jaibharath Nagar, Bangalore-560033. Rs. 2400. Sruthi Krishnan, The Hindu, 12 November 2013 Reading the fourth book of the series ‘Asking, we walk: the south as new political imaginary’ is like roaming the streets of a busy hamlet … Read more

“A fascinating narrative thread in the tapestry of a common Scandinavian-Santal heritage spanning 150 years”: Bodding Symposium (Oslo, 3 to 5 November 2015) – Norway

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“The symposium’s aim of north-south cultural cooperation and digital repatriation of indigenous peoples heritage represents a rather pioneering effort here in Norway.” – Tone Bleie (PhD), Professor Public Planning and Cultural Understanding, Dept. of Sociology, Political Sciences and Local Planning, University of Tromsø – the Arctic University, N-9037 Tromsø, Norway The Bodding Symposium 2015 Link to webcast from the conference: http://www.khm.uio.no/om/aktuelt/live/index.html … Read more

Self-help groups that improve the skills of tribal women and increase their income: Benefitting from the abundance of jackfruit – Odisha

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Author(s) M Suchitra , July 05,2015, downtoearth.org.in Source : Down To Earth Current Issue Support – Down To Earth A machine empowers Odisha’s tribal women JhunuMALIK, a resident of Kanteikoli tribal village in Mohanataluk of Odisha’s Gajapati district, takes just two minutes to peel off the hard, latex-filled outer rind of a jackfruit, and she does … Read more