Tokyo, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–Noted Japanese social anthropologist Chie Nakane, known for her analysis of Japan’s “vertical” society, died of old age in Tokyo on Oct. 12. She was 94. Click here to download
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If you pass the tiny villages dotting the highway in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh and meet its unassuming natives free from the trappings of city life, you might say to yourself, “Oh! They are not poor, they are just beautiful.” This first glimpse belies all your notions about the region which has witnessed countless
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Jharkhand plans ‘Sahai’ to promote sports in Naxal-hit areas RANCHI: Jharkhand government plans to launch a special scheme ‘Sahai’ to promote sportspersons in extremist-hit areas. Under the plan, officials from the Sports Department have been asked to identify potential talents under 19 years of age. “To instill a culture of sports and identify talent in
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A proposed Bill and its possible ramifications in matrilineal Meghalaya If implemented, the proposed Bill would modify an age-old customary practice of inheritance of the matrilineal Khasi tribe. Last week, a district autonomous council in Meghalaya announced that it would introduce the ‘Khasi Inheritance of Property Bill, 2021, aimed at “equitable distribution” of parental
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Anthropology Current affairs Magazine OCTOBER 2021
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The displacements happened from critical tiger habitats, according to RTI response accessed by DTE A total 18,493 families in 215 villages across Protected Areas (PA) in India have been displaced in the 48 years since the inception of Project Tiger, the Union government’s flagship scheme for tiger conservation. Click here to download
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Chhau dance is a semi classical Indian dance with martial and folk traditions, with origins in the Kalinga(Odisha) region from Mayurbhanj, and panned out to its variants in the states of West Bengal and Jharkhand. Click here to download
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Kharchi Puja, Synthesis Of Tribal And Hindu Culture, Begins In Tripura All rituals were performed as usual but due to the Covid-19 restrictions unlike earlier years gathering of devotees were much less. The annual festival of worship of Fourteen Gods popularly known as Kharchi Puja in Tripura started on Saturday. Moreover, the annual fair is
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Diego Bastav Siddhi, a leader of the Siddhi tribal community, died in Halyal in Uttara Kannada district on Friday. He was around 75. He was instrumental in pushing forward the demand that the community in all districts should be treated equally as a member of the Scheduled Tribe. He organised the Siddhi community in Belagavi
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Nourishing The Tribal Food Systems The tribal food system is dependent on dryland agriculture, forests, common property, water resources, and biodiversity, says Basanta Kumar Kar, recipient of the Global Nutrition Leadership Award India’s 10.5 crore tribal population from about 705 distinct Scheduled Tribes (STs) representing 8.6 per cent of the total population is hardest
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