Revival of traditions

“A great deal of things could be learnt from their culture.” – Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister of free India, quoted in The Tribal Culture of India by Lalita Prasad Vidyarthi and Binay Kumar Rai
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The most important tribal festival celebrated commemorating the centuries-old relations between rulers of plains and hills: Modamamba festival (May) | Andhra Pradesh

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G V Prasada Sarma, The Hindu, Visakhapatnam, April 26 | To read the full article, click here >> Modamamba festival is the most important tribal festival celebrated commemorating the centuries-old relations between rulers of plains (Vaddadi) and hills (Nandapuram, presently near Jeypore of Orissa) hills, and the marriage of Moda Kondamma’s son Sanjiva Raju, bringing people together. … Read more

Health benefits derived from “new species” of Ginger: A scientific paper published in international botanical journal – Andaman and Nicobar Islands

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Shiv Sahay Singh, The Hindu, Kolkata: January 08, 2017 Scientists of the Botanical Survey of India (BSI) have found a new species of Zingiber (commonly referred as Ginger) from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. | To read the full article, click here >> The fresh extract of tuberous roots is used to treat abdominal pain by tribals … Read more

International seminar on indigenous health care systems: The Asiatic Society, Kolkata – West Bengal

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TWO DAY INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON“TRIBAL/ INDIGENOUS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM: TRIBUTE TO P.O. BODDING”23rd & 24th February, 2017Venue: VIDYASAGAR HALL OF THE ASIATIC SOCIETY A two day international seminar on “Tribal/ Indigenous Health care system: Tribute to P.O. Bodding”Proposer: Ranjana Ray, Anthropological Secretary, The Asiatic Society Concept note Paul Olaf Bodding (1865 – 1938) was a Norwegian … Read more

“We want to change the concept of tribal songs”: Reaching out to present-day music buffs – Jharkhand

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Call it the sounds of change. Love it or hate it, folk musicians of Jharkhand are using non-tribal instruments such as the keyboard along with traditional ones such as dhol, mandar and nagada to jazz up their ageless repertoire. Chutia-based Arun Nayak Mukund, with 10 more tribal musicians, is trying to fuse “modern elements” into … Read more

Bold patterned artworks that tell a story: The colours and lines of Aboriginal art – Rajasthan & Australia

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The colours and lines of Aboriginal art in Australia’s outback take the author back to the deserts of her birthplace in Rajasthan Neena Bhandari, The Hindu, October 15, 2016 In the grainy red sand, Anangu Aboriginal artist Sarah Dalby, 42, glides her fingers to draw a collection of symbols to demonstrate how the Aborigines have … Read more