ANTHROPOLOGY SINPPETS

Nomads and Semi-Nomads are social groups who undertakes a fairly frequent, usually seasonal physical movement as part of their livelihood strategy and moves from one place to another. Ministry/Department of Social Justice and Empowerment vide Gazette Notification dated 21.02.2019 has constituted Development and Welfare Board for Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Communities (DWBDNCs) for Development and […]

kaliamma Nanjan, 70, sings as she cuts through her farm in Kerala’s Western Ghats. She deftly navigates the slopes of Attappady in Palakkad district with the gravity-defying dexterity of a mountain goat. Her silver-grey hair and bright saree vanish as she enters her mosaic-like 3.5-acre farm — her own agrobiodiversity haven. There is one acre

The Yanomami people, who live in a settlement deep inside the rainforest, have been threatened for several decades by illegal gold miners who invade their land and bring diseases. From the remote rainforests of Brazil, a little-known tribe has made an emotional appeal to Indians: “The gold which has come from our Yanomami territory is

constitutes about 20% of the Wayanad’s population, has literacy rate of about 70%, which is significantly lower than the state’s and Wayanad’s literacy rate. This divide is what the local authorities are trying to fill, with the help of civilian volunteers. If the present project is able to achieve its target, then Wayanad will be

Shruti Agarwal writes: There is a need and the ecosystem to support forest rights in India. On June 14, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the UN High-Level Dialogue on Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought. He reiterated that India was on track to achieve land degradation neutrality by 2030, citing the example of the Banni grassland

A silage making unit was set up at Sikerguda village under Chancher panchayat with technical guidance and field support of AFC India Ltd. BHAWANIPATNA: For tribal farmers – and more importantly migrant labourers of Kalahandi – the grass foliage on farm fields or fallow lands never seemed to have possess a greener and more economic

It is unreasonable to expect this historically marginalised and exploited community to produce documents and prove their citizenship.A report by the government of India’s National Commission of Denotified, Nomadic and SemiNomadic Tribes of India affirms this: “Although, many of the denotified, nomadic and semi-nomadic tribes are spread among SC/ST/OBC, many are still not classified anywhere

The Centre must note that most armed insurgencies find resolution in a grey zone called ‘compromise’ Despite having huge strategic significance, India’s northeastern frontier has largely remained marginal in the country’s popular imagination as well as mainstream politics. The region has witnessed multiple crises including bloody insurgencies, but still lacks the emotional resonance of the

Crippling rains, lack of transport facilities and poverty are just a few issues that stop children from attending school regularly. This innovative tribal community is coming up with unique and interesting ways to make their kids reach school on time in spite of all the difficulties.  Khushi Mena, a student of Rajkiya Unch Prathmik Vidyalaya,