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

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

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

Horticulture saplings distributed to Kaani tribal people – Tamil Nadu

The Tribal Foundation distributed horticulture saplings to the Kaani tribal people in the Vellambi tribal settlement in the western ghats on September 8. Speaking at the function, S S Davidson, environmental educator said that the climatic condition in the hills and mountains and the rain from the monsoons are congenial to raise horticultural trees in … Read more

Tribal Food Festival to highlight the food practices of members of the Indigenous Communities of the Western Ghats

The Applied Environmental Research Foundation is organizing a Stakeholders Conference titled ‘Save the Western Ghats Conclave 2012’. The Conclave includes a Tribal Food Festival which will exhibit the food practices of members of the Indigenous Communities of the Western Ghats. Source: Pratyasha Rath, Conclave Coordinator ‘Save the Western Ghats Conclave 2012’, 17 September 2012 (www.savethewesternghats.org) Related … Read more

Santal musical instrument workshops – West Bengal

A workshop for the Santal flute called Tiryo and Murli was held 16th September 2012 at Ghosaldanga near Santiniketan. The workshop marked the beginning of a major effort, namely to actively involve Santali villagers and youths in the revival of their musical heritage. There was much excitement right from the start. The group discussed which … Read more