ANTHROPOLOGY IMPORTANT ARTICALS

2012 ‘encounter’, lack of education infra: Twin tribal protests erupt in Chhattisgarh   The 2012 “encounter” took place at Sarkeguda, 14 km from Silger—where another protest against the setting-up of security camps raged for more than 20 days before ending a fortnight ago. Chhattisgarh Monday saw two major protests by tribal residents against the state’s […]

Rengma Nagas Demand Autonomous District Council The Rengma Naga Peoples’ Council (RNPC) or Rengma Nagas have demanded an Autonomous District Council (ADC) in Assam. The Central and the State governments recently upgraded the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) and the North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council (NCHAC) to territorial councils like the Bodoland Territorial Council. The

Light & laughter in a forest camp Mangaluru-based organisation reaches out to tribal children For the past three months, the forests of the Western Ghats in Uttara Kannada district saw an addition to its symphony of sounds: the laughter of boisterous children gathered in the clearings. For most of the past year, the pandemic added

As Rajasthan’s tribal districts lag behind, state offers rations, free travel as incentives for shots In Rajasthan, where the state average is 78.3%, the vaccine coverage for the 45-plus age group is the lowest in the tribal districts of Udaipur (63.9%), Dungarpur (62.7%) and Pratapgarh (59.3%). A tribal youth at a village in Udaipur waves

How Solar Energy Is Fuelling Tribal Women’s Dreams of Becoming Entrepreneurs An organisation is trying to empower women in rural Jharkhand by encouraging them to set up small-scale rice hulling enterprises. The tribal village of Pasanga in the Phori Panchayat area of Jharkhand’s Gumla District is home to 144 households. A representative of thousands of

Tribal Atlas”(Tribal Atlas of Jharkhand) Chief Minister Raghubar Das released the “Tribal Atlas” (The TRIBAL ATLAS OF JHARKHAND) by the Tribal Research Institute Jharkhand at the Ministry of Jharkhand. On the occasion, Chief Minister Raghubar Das said that it is a matter of great pleasure that “Tribal Atlas” is being published by Dr. Ram Dayal Munda

Tribal children get their chance at online education Mankode Eco-development Committee and forest dept collectively arranged TV sets, computers for underprivileged children THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Most tribal hamlets in Kottur are yet to realise how things have changed for the outside world due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Some are completely oblivious to the pandemic itself. Forest department officials have

Tribal hunting rights vs wildlife protection laws: Is there a middle ground?  Forest rights in India reflect correlative duties of tribal communities to preserve wildlife and it is in consonance to the fundamental duty under Article 51 A(g) Cases and judgements However, the question remains whether such customary practices associated with wildlife capital can be