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The world’s largest and strongest spiderweb: Long used by tribal people and “set to become a major product” – Western Ghats

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Source: golden orb web spider (nephila spp.): info fact sheets, photosAddress: http://www.naturia.per.sg/buloh/inverts/nephila.htmDate Visited: Mon Apr 25 2016 19:06:39 GMT+0200 (CEST) Giant wood spider (Nephila pilipes), note the tiny male dwarfed by the massive female Trip:       ThattekadCamp:   Periyar River LodgeDates:   14-16 Nov ‘14 Source: November | 2014 | Wilderness NotesAddress: https://badrikrishnan.com/2014/11/Date Visited: 5 December 2021 Source: … Read more

Women of the Rabari community: Their contribution to international design and typography – Chhattisgarh

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A digital typeface based on Godna tattoo art from Chhattisgarh, and designed in collaboration with three tribal women (Ram Keli, Sunita and Sumitra) from the marginalised in partnership with Dutch designers, origanisations and educational institutions | Continue reading: https://indiantribalheritage.org/?p=21844

A rich, vital living heritage: Folk stories | Bhasha Research and Publication Centre

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Oral folk stories do a great service to scriptless Adivasi children. And that too effortlessly. In the fast globalizing world such stories must be understood and disseminated as a rich, vital living heritage. The notion of inevitable relationship between nature and script must change. Children’s stories available in the oral domain must reach the wider … Read more

Learn more about tribal communities in Uttarakhand

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Nestled in the lap of the Himalayas, Uttarakhand is one of the most beautiful northern states of India that enthralls everyone with its spectacularly scenic landscapes. Charming hill stations juxtaposed against snow-capped peaks, quaint villages along winding mountain roads, serpentine rivers carving their way through the hills, world renowned conservation parks like ‘Jim Corbett Tiger … Read more

Learn more about India’s Himalayan tribal communities

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