Online exhibition – The National Consortium of Tribal Arts and Culture

The National Consortium of Tribal Arts and Culture created by Bhasha is the single largest digital resource for adivasi art expression in India. AddressNational Consortium of Tribal Arts and CultureC/o Bhasha Research and Publication Center62 Shreenathdham DuplexBehind Dinesh Mills AkotaVadodara 390 007Ph: 0265 2331968Email:nctac@bhasharesearch.org.inwww.bhashaarchival.org

Tourism industry “roaring business” in tribal areas recognized by the Forest Rights Act

Source: “No roaring approval in tiger country”, Times Of India, 5 June 2012Address : http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-05/flora-fauna/32054967_1_forest-dwellers-tiger-reserves-forest-rights-actDate Visited: Mon Jun 11 2012 18:10:07 GMT+0200 (CEST)

Māori cultural standards in education – New Zealand

The place of Cultural Standards in Indigenous Education Huia Tomlins-Jahnke […] Why cultural standards? The development of cultural standards in indigenous education in North America and in  New Zealand has evolved largely as a response to nation-state education systems that, for the most part, are culturally and epistemologically disconnected from indigenous communities. The cumulative effect … Read more

Growing awareness among parents on the need to educate their children – Tamil Nadu

P. S. Suresh Kumar, The Hindu, NAGERCOIL, June 1, 2012 For M. Rejitha, going to college is fraught with much anxiety. […] Belonging to the Kaani tribe, she has to make a long trek through the forest before she can reach a narrow lane where the bus halts. During rainy season, this trek becomes more arduous … Read more

Aspiring to study medicine to uplift marginalised sections of society – Tamil Nadu

R. Arivanantha, The Hindu, KRISHNAGIRI, June 7, 2012 An entire community in Vallimalai village now looks to 18-year-old M. Rajapandi to act as a catalyst for change. Hailing from the socially and economically backward Narikurava community, he is on the threshold of a course in medicine after passing the Plus-Two examination scoring 1,167 marks out of … Read more