ANTHROPOLOGY SINPPETS

Involving indigenous people in environmental governance — the Sixth Schedule way Customary practices of the North East’s tribal population are harmonious with nature. Extensive recognition and conferment of rights over the forest are belated legislative actions In most indigenous societies, people believe humans and nature are deeply connected and inter-dependent, almost like kin to one […]

The dispensable India: Data shows how DNTs, Adivasis, Dalits, Muslims bore lockdown brunt These communities have suffered on most social indicators due to a mix of poor logistics as well as prejudice and ostracisation Dalit, Muslim and Adivasi households and neighbourhoods have suffered terribly in the aftermath of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in

G. Lavanam: Fighting for Independence as a Boy and Uplifting Tribals as a Man! The late Mr Lavanam was honoured with the Jamnalal Bajaj Award in the category of ‘Constructive Work’. Mr Lavanam was a dynamic social activist. The son of Mrs Gora, who was an atheist and received Gandhiji’s recognition and respect, he was born

Action on ground needed to tackle malnutrition: Experts on India’s poor showing at Global Hunger Index   A look at the last round of NFHS in 2015-2016 corroborates this as it shows that the country’s showing on parameters of ‘wasted’ and ‘severely wasted’ children had worsened. NEW DELHI: The recently released Global Hunger Index (GHI),

Odisha govt launches social security scheme for sanitation workers The scheme ‘Garima’ was launched via video-conferencing by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday and is directed at promoting livelihoods, security and social dignity of sanitation workers through targeted measures to nearly 20,000 sanitation workers and their families. The Odisha government on Friday launched a statewide

Minstry of Tribal Affairs Intends to Establish National Tribal Research Institute (NTRI) To serve as a repository of information, a centre for research, and a think tank for tribal development, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs plans to establish the National Tribal Research Institute (NTRI) in Delhi.   However, the Ministry is not currently considering any

As cities adjust to new normal, tribal children suffer from lack of devices, connectivity  New Delhi: While urban India is trying to adjust to the new normal triggered by Covid- 19, the Centre is struggling with mobile and internet connectivity issues to impart education to children from tribal areas and other socially and economically backward

Tribal Rights and Heritage Conservation in the Western Ghats of Karnataka  This paper is drawn from a larger research study titled “Tribals, Forest Rights and Heritage Conservation: A Study of Western Ghats in Karnataka” sponsored by the Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi. The author would like to thank ICSSR for this. Comments

Why India’s local health traditions need to be formalised Traditional healers need to be brought into the public health systems as they function in a resource-strained ecology A few months ago, Tony, a colleague of mine in Gudalur—a small tribal town in Tamil Nadu’s Nilgiris district complained of mouth ulcers. He whined about black circles,

Forest Rights Act is quite clear on genuine forest dwellers, but states are letting it down India cannot save her forests, but for the active involvement of the forest dwelling scheduled tribes. The Scheduled Tribes and Forest Dwellers Recognition of Forest Rights Act, 2006 as well as the Rules, 2007, are quite clear and unambiguous