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Important lessons for dealing with water deficit due to climate change: Indus Valley Civilization Dholavira & Kalibangan – Western region

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“They were unable to maintain the city; resources were scarce” – Anindya Sarkar in his article on Dholavira, “the fifth largest site of the Indus Valley Civilization” yet lesser known, asking “Why?” “We face an increasingly unknown world: a changing climate regime and shrinking of the biosphere unlike anything any human community has experienced since the dawn … Read more

Tip | Learn more about bees and honey: “What if bees did not exist?”

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The role of bees in any economy is well understood, and the disappearance of indigenous bee populations is alarming to scientists all over the world: Bees are some of nature’s most fascinating creatures, they are also incredibly important. Their intimate dependency relationship with plants makes bees a crucial component of successful ecosystems the world over. … Read more

The unique puppetry of the Santals: Chadar Badar (Chadar Bandhani) – Bihar & West Bengal

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Text: courtesy Dr. Ruchira Ghose (Co-Curator, New Delhi, 21 January 2016); to view the full credits for this production on behalf of the National Museum (New Delhi), please check the end of the slideshow here >> Tips Source: CADENCE AND COUNTERPOINT: Documenting Santal Musical Traditions – Google Cultural InstituteAddress: https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/exhibit/DwISi2xsSQFgKA?position=29%3A0Date Visited: 14 March 2024

Human Development Report of Tribal Communities 2010 – Kerala

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Source: “Land alienation still haunts tribes: study” by Roy Mathew, The Hindu 30 September 2010Address : https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/land-alienation-still-haunts-tribes-study/article803874.eceDate Visited: 14 March 2024

A View of Higher Education in India” – public lecture by Prof. Ganesh Devy

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The dramatically adverse ratio between India’s rural population and the institutions of higher education relegates the entire rural population to the category of ‘educationally disadvantaged’.  […] In democracies all over the world, electoral politics inevitably envelopes public institutions, and the social or ethical imperatives quickly get subsumed within the political dynamics. The policy of reservations … Read more