ANTHROPOLOGY SINPPETS

Bhil Tribe And Their Demand For Separate State. A West Indian ethnic group that speaks Indo-Aryan is known as Bhils or Bheels. They converse in Bhil languages, which are a branch of the Indo-Aryan languages spoken in the Western Zone. Bhils were India’s largest tribal group as of 2013. The states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, […]

B’Luru Filmmaker is Helping Save a Great Tribe Before Their Culture Vanishes The Halakki tribe has produced Padma Shri awardees like Sukri Bommagowda and Tulasi Gowda. Sadly, their culture is in danger of vanishing. Sarah decided to document the life and culture of the Halakkis, but the harsh realities that she found out during the

The Lockdown Has Worsened the Plight of Odisha’s Indigenous Bonda Community Women who are central to the Bonda economy, say that they cannot harvest forest produce and the local hats are closed. The lockdown has jeopardized not only their livelihoods but food and nutritional security as well. Bondaghati (Odisha): Perched on the southern edge of

Axone – A Tribal Identity – Ethnic Cuisine of Nagas What is axone? Axone — also spelled akhuni — is a fermented soya bean of Nagaland, known for its distinctive flavour and smell. As much an ingredient as it is a condiment, axone used to make pickles and chutneys, or curries of pork, fish, chicken,

Humans Are Still Evolving: 3 Examples of Recent Adaptations Evolution is an ongoing process, although many don’t realize people are still evolving. It’s true that Homo sapiens look very different than Australopithecus afarensis, an early hominin that lived around 2.9 million years ago. But it is also true that we are very different compared to

Human Portraits Reveals Shift in Culture, Cognition Human cognition and cultural norms have changed the composition of human portraits, according to a new analysis of European paintings from the 15th to the 20th century. Throughout history, portraits featuring the human profile have evolved to reflect changing cultural norms. A new study of UiT at the Arctic University of Norway

Studying the Neanderthal DNA found in modern humans using stem cells and organoids Protocols that allow the transformation of human-induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) lines into organoids have changed the way scientists can study developmental processes and enable them to decipher the interplay between genes and tissue formation, particularly for organs where primary tissue is