Names & communities
Communities with populations spread across state/linguistic borders are often known by different names by local authorities while “some of these communities figure in various classifications in the states” according to the National Commission for Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes: “There are many anomalies in terms of identification of these communities, from state to state. Many people also do not know what is denotified tribe and which authority is looking after their grievances. […] In some states they are called ‘tribal settlers’. In some states they are called ‘hidden tribes’ etc.” – Bibek Debroy in “An unfortunate legacy” (Indian Express, 5 January 2017)
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/crime-criminal-act-racial-discrimination-non-bailable-offence-criminal-tribes-act-an-unfortunate-legacy-4459258/
https://indiantribalheritage.org/?p=12284
Community-based initiatives in search of collaborative partnerships: Digital audiovisual archives facilitated by Adivasi Academy at Tejgadh – Gujarat
DIGITAL COMMUNITY ARCHIVES FOR VERNACULAR MUSICS: CASES FROM INDIA Aditi Deo (University of Oxford) | Read the full article here >> […] This article draws upon ethnographic research in small towns in north India with local small-scale initiatives to archive oral vernacular musics—musics described as folk and tribal. It explores the varied ways in which digital audiovisual … Read more
Discussing scholarly publications with the tribal communities concerned: “Madias are not Gonds”
From the report by Nandini Bedi and Erik de Maaker based on 14 December 2008 discussions including Lalsu, a member of the Madia community: […] The Madias, like the Baigas see the Gonds as their kings or rulers. […] When Nandini questioned the group saying that even scholars like Deogaonkar who had lived amongst them … Read more
Video | “Hermet Dipil” (On my Hip and my Head): Song 4 from Santali video album “Ale Ato” (Our Village) – West Bengal
4 Hermet Dipil (On my Hip and my Head) [Starting from 13:19] ThemeA young girl tells her mother:I am tired of carrying an earthen water pot on my hip and on my head, dear mother. Buy me some pots of silver and gold.I am tired of carrying my little brother on my hip from one side … Read more
eBook | Free resources on tribal cultural heritage in India – archive.org
Example 1: typing “toda tribe india” yields these resources: Travels amongst the Todas; or, The study of a primitive tribe in south India: history, character, customs, religion, infanticide, polyandry, language with outlines of the Tuda grammar – Marshall, William ElliotKeywords: Todas; Toda language (India) A phrenologist amongst the Todas, or, The study of a primitive tribe in South India : history, character, customs, religion, infanticide, … Read more