ANTHROPOLOGY IMPORTANT ARTICALS

Rachakonda Police Helps Tribal Hamlet Get Its First Motorable Road Since Independence!  For over seven decades, the tribals, including school- going students, pregnant ladies, as well as the elderly used to walk for at least one hour to board a bus from Kadel Bavi thanda, six km away from their hamlet. The happiest day in […]

An anthropological approach to lockdown  Anthropology has always been interested in knowing different cultural aspects of different societies. The approach of cultural relativism has advocated the field workers to collect data out of field by preceding local people’s view point. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the whole country has been in lockdown since 24th

People living near mining activities at increased risk of diseases, says study A latest government study has found that mining activities in the coal-rich Tamnar area of Chhattisgarh have put the local population, mainly tribal people, at an increased risk of acute respiratory diseases and The study reveals that in the case of tuberculosis, the

EDUCATION FOR THE TRIBES  Education for the tribal people. as for anyone else in India has today become a matter of great importance. Ever since India gained independence a considerable amount of money and resources have been spent so that unprivileged, undeveloped and neglected tribal people could get a fair deal. It has been generally

The Warli Tribe & Their Music. Did my car slow down on its own near a house made of karvi sticks? Or did the muscle memory of my legs press on the brake ever so lightly? Whatever be the case, I had halted at the house of Anusuyabai, my host in the adivasi village of

From Building Bridges To Building Blood Banks, This Man Has Done It All! Since his childhood, Saunak’s school art teacher fascinated not only him but the whole school. He was a multi- talented person. However, when Saunak met him years after he left school, he learnt other facets of his life. Instead of the canvas,

The Hornbill Festival – A Visual Treat The Hornbill Festival, held in the first week of December every year, is a marvelous riot of colour that shows off the rich fare of diverse cultures and traditional arts that is Nagaland. Here you can witness the attires, folk music and dance forms, headgears, cuisines, paintings, handicrafts,