ANTHROPOLOGY SINPPETS

Processing units to boost tribals’ income Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda virtually launched Trifood project in Raigad, Maharashtra and Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh. NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Tribal Affairs will set up processing units for minor forest produce in Chattisgarh and Maharashtra in a bid to enhance incomes of tribal communities. For representational purposes […]

Vexed tribals lay road all by themselves in Agency  Repeated advocacy to the government. would have fallen on deaf ears The tribes of the hamlet of Jajulabandha at Visakhapatnam Agency decided to build a 13 km “ kutcha ” road between their village and the nearest all-weather road, after being vexed by the indifference of

Bagh Print: How Khatris are keeping the 500- year craft alive along with MP’s tribals In the 16th century, when the King of Mewar Maharana Pratap held meetings with his officials, thick cotton jajams (sheets) with colourful floral and geometric patterns were spread on mattresses to seat people. Jajams were also used in marriages and

In shortage of vets, Pashu Sakhis support cattle & poultry farmers in Jharkhand’s tribal hinterland Jamuni Devi is a goat farmer in Jharkhand’s Latehar district. Of late, her animals had been falling ill frequently, and dying, and she just couldn’t understand why. This adversely affected her already meagre income and veterinary doctors are unwilling to

Chenchu tribe children suffer from malnutrition  Issue Children belonging to Chenchu tribe in Andhra Pradesh suffer from malnutrition owing to lack of proper diet. They are deprived of clothing and medical facilities too. Background  Chenchus live in deplorable conditions and their children suffer from undergrowth and various skin diseases. In a recent study, a team

Tendu leaves cushion tribals from economic deprivation during COVID-19 At around 4 am, Shamli Devi leaves her home with a water bottle, torch and a clean cloth, walking nearly 5 km to the nearest forest in eastern Madhya Pradesh’s Mandla district. For the next five or six hours, Shamli toils away in the heat, plucking

Scientists to study astronomical beliefs of Indian tribal communities  “India has several tribal communities that have their own cultural practices… So, by interacting with these communities, we can understand their traditional astronomical knowledge and probably gain insights into their lives going back a few millennia,” said Dr Aniket Sule. Scientists are planning to visit tribal

Udaipur’s Jovaki empowers tribal women by processing wild fruits & vegetable Every year beginning October, Sitara Devi’s day would start by collecting custard apples from the forests around her home in Gogunda village of Udaipur district in Rajasthan. Gogunda tehsil is home to the Gameti (Bhil) and Garasiya tribes, who are heavily dependent on forests

Tribal women farmers train to be ‘nutrition entrepreneurs’ to contribute to healthier community diets The hands that farm the fields and cook the family meals are now taking on bigger ventures by running small businesses that contribute to healthier community diets. To take on the role of ‘nutrition entrepreneurs’ tribal women farmers in Telangana, India,

Team TRIFED Van Dhan India shows the way ‘Work from Home’.  Continuing working from home, located in 27 States of the country, a group of over 500 officials from TRIFED, an organisation under the M/o Tribal Affairs, have unleashed the power of Webinars to keep in touch with each other and keep moving and working.