Success story

“These women are doing it every day, and how!” – Jovita Aranha on the Halpati community of Gujarat whose entrepreneurial journey ended exploitation without financial help from anybody; in “Of Spice & Spirit” (The Better India, 3 July 2018)
https://www.thebetterindia.com/148422/spice-saumya-omer-gujarat-tribe/
https://indiantribalheritage.org/?p=25808

Award winning photo | “Gardimalien”, a traditional sacred grove of Bargarh district – Odisha

by

A traditional sacred grove of Bargarh district Odisha | To view a larger version of this image, click here >> Koht India, Odisha, Bargarh, Papanga Pyhapaiga nimi/nimed Gardimalien Scared grove Kirjeldus “Gardimalien” a traditional sacred grove of Bargarh district of Odisha. This sacred grove is associated with the Bhil tribe of Papanga village of Bargarh … Read more

Araku Tribal Museum: “Like being in the world of local tribes” – Andhra Pradesh

by

Anuradha Goyal, January 27, 2014 | To read the full description, click here >> Araku Tribal Museum is located in Araku, a small town in the valley surrounded by hills and many waterfalls, about 110 km’s from Visakhapatnam. What makes Araku Valley Tribal museum stand out is its very structure which is indigenous, absolutely native, right from … Read more

eBook | JAGWAR Santal Literary Meet 2017 to focus on “Tribal Literature in the Changing World”: Johar HRD Centre, Dumka – Jharkhand

by

JAGWAR-3SANTAL LITERARY MEET: SANTAL ONOLIA HELMEL 2017Tribal Literature in the Changing WorldDate: yet to be decided (postponed from 6-7 January 2017)Johar HRD Centre, Dumka, Jharkhand, India Concept Note “The more things change, the more things remain the same.” This seminar will focus on issues of continuity and change in the context of Adivasi/ tribal/ indigenous literature. … Read more

“You are making us proud”: Prakash Rameshwar Munda, a cricketer succeeding in a state whose creation was primarily to benefit indigenous communities – Jharkhand

by

N. Sudarshan | To read the full article, click here >> The cries are directed at Prakash Rameshwar Munda, the first cricketer of tribal origin to make it to the Jharkhand Ranji squad. […] The 24-year-old’s, by his own admission, is no rags-to-riches story. Hailing from a middle-class family in Ranchi, he was introduced to sports by his weight-lifter … Read more

The Importance of a Community Museum: Its Role in the Education and the Development of the Santals – West Bengal

by

A museum can be a motivation for the community to move forward towards modernity without abandoning one’s Santal mentality – Boro Baski (concept note for the National Seminar on 8th December, 2016) Organized by Bishnubati Adibasi Marshal Sangha, Birbhum, West BengalFunded by The Anthropological Survey of India, Government of India Funded by The Anthropological Survey of … Read more