B Sridhar, TNN Jul 27, 2012 JAMSHEDPUR: Two new courses, Bachelor in Commerce,(B.Com) and Bachelor in Computer Application, (BCA) courses are being introduced in the missionary-run Xavier Institute of Tribal Education, (XITE) college in the adjoining Seraikela-Kharswan district. The two new courses will be taught in the newly-built academic building, which has all modern technological … Read more
In the Shadow of Wounded Knee After 150 years of broken promises, the Oglala Lakota people of the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota are nurturing their tribal customs, language, and beliefs. A rare, intimate portrait shows their resilience in the face of hardship. By Alexandra Fuller Photograph by Aaron Huey Read the full article … Read more
RESHMA S KULKARNI, The Hindu, August 4, 2012 The third edition of the Raasrang World Flute Festival 2012, organised by the Krishna Prerna Foundation in association with the Ministry of Culture will see flautists from around the world congregate to showcase the magic of this humble instrument. […] Arun Buddhiraja, Founder of the Krishna Prerna … Read more
Meena Menon, The Hindu, August 1, 2012 New Jalda is an example of how, in the name of the tiger, clearing core forest areas of people who have always lived there does not work well for them For a tribe that was forbidden from ploughing the earth by religious tenets and had a special ceremony … Read more
Source: The Hindu : Arts / Books : In support of an obscure people in an obscure landAddress : http://www.thehindu.com/arts/books/article3704463.ece?homepage=trueDate Visited: Tue Jul 31 2012 19:18:01 GMT+0200 (CEST) While academic historians try to meaningfully understand how the past differs from the present, pseudo-historians want to realise the political ambition of projecting their version of the … Read more