Nature trek Students, parents and teachers of V.A.V. School of Education took a trip to Chinnar forest. They observed different varieties of flora and fauna and learnt about the importance of forests. They interacted with the tribals of Kodanthur village. The students also learnt about degradable and non-degradable waste and picked up plastic waste materials … Read more
Tradition and modernity go hand in hand for Kerala’s exotic Mannan tribe. A Harikumar, Deccan Herald, Thiruvananthapuram | To read the full report, click here >> The [Mannan] tribe, which mostly resides in the hills of Kerala’s Idukki district bordering Tamil Nadu, has effortlessly merged with the outside world but it continues to observe age-old … Read more
Deccan Herald, Wednesday 7 March 2012 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MAY 21, DHNS: P K Jayalakshmi, the newly-elected Congress MLA from Mananthavadi in Wayanad district and the only woman MLA in the UDF, will be Kerala’s first Scheduled Tribe (ST) minister. A member of the Kurichia community and unmarried, Jayalakshmi, 29, is a former state and university archery champion. … Read more
A 30-minute documentary, ‘Snehasanthi,’ made by a group of tribal youths under the banner of the Kerala Adivasi Students Forum tells the story of why the tribal youth make a ‘retreat’ from education, especially the Paniya, Adiya and Kattunayakka sections. Though a lot of projects have been implemented by successive governments to provide education to tribal … Read more
Tribals explore commercial viability of beekeeping PUNE: The tribal communities of the Bhamragarh forest division in Gadchiroli district have set an example by exploring the potential of beekeeping commercially. The collection of honey is carried out in an eco-friendly manner on sustainable basis by the local youth. The honey is then processed and packaged and … Read more