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#37-B’Luru Filmmaker is Helping Save a Great Tribe Before Their Culture Vanishes

B’Luru Filmmaker is Helping Save a Great Tribe Before Their Culture Vanishes The Halakki tribe has produced Padma Shri awardees like Sukri Bommagowda and Tulasi Gowda. Sadly, their culture is in danger of vanishing. Sarah decided to document the life and culture of the Halakkis, but the harsh realities that she found out during the

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#36- The Lockdown Has Worsened the Plight of Odisha’s Indigenous Bonda Community

The Lockdown Has Worsened the Plight of Odisha’s Indigenous Bonda Community Women who are central to the Bonda economy, say that they cannot harvest forest produce and the local hats are closed. The lockdown has jeopardized not only their livelihoods but food and nutritional security as well. Bondaghati (Odisha): Perched on the southern edge of

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#35-Reservation for Tribal Teachers

Reservation for Tribal Teachers (PAPER – 2 INDIAN & TRIBAL ANTHROPOLOGY) Context: A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court held it unconstitutional to provide 100% reservation for tribal teachers in schools located in Scheduled Areas across the country. Key Highlights of the Judgement The case stemmed from a legal challenge to January 10, 2000

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#34-The Forest Rights Act in Nagarahole.

The Forest Rights Act in Nagarahole (PAPER – 2 INDIAN & TRIBAL ANTHROPOLOGY) The varied responses of Adivasis living in and around Nagarahole Tiger Reserve NTR to the prospect of living within the forest as offered under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006. The Forest Rights Act:

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Axone - A Tribal Identity - Ethnic Cuisine of Nagas

#33-Axone – A Tribal Identity – Ethnic Cuisine of Nagas

Axone – A Tribal Identity – Ethnic Cuisine of Nagas What is axone? Axone — also spelled akhuni — is a fermented soya bean of Nagaland, known for its distinctive flavour and smell. As much an ingredient as it is a condiment, axone used to make pickles and chutneys, or curries of pork, fish, chicken,

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