ANTHROPOLOGY SINPPETS

‘Mission Connect Paderu’ to enhance quality life of tribals Notwithstanding the smart city tag, the landscape of the Agency areas in Visakhapatnam district paints a picture of contrast. From lack of road connectivity to inaccessibility to healthcare, non-availability of potable water to absence of public transport and power supply, the tribal pockets often lag behind […]

When Kinship Is Traced Through Women, Their Health Follows  A study finds that there may be health benefits when family ties are linked through mothers and women head households Anthropologists have long been intrigued by the Mosuo, an ethnic Chinese community that lives in Yunnan province. The Mosuo share a common language and cultural practices, but

Gondi language: victim of government neglect Without active government support, a unique language, connected with the aspirations of the largest forest-dwelling tribal group in India, is unlikely to make much headway in resurrecting itself The 2011 census says that the total population of the Gond tribe in the country is 11,344,629.  The total Gondi speaking

Hindus aim to deny benefits to India’s tribal Christians Catholic leaders accuse groups of defying the constitution and confusing caste with religion Right-wing Hindu groups in India have urged the federal government to bar tribal Christians from benefiting from a scheme intended for indigenous people. The groups, who started the campaign early this month and

Tribal products from India turn heads at event organised in New York’s Times Square Stalls showcasing tribal products, including immunity boosters, flutes and bamboo candles, were the centre of attraction at an event organised by the Consulate General of India in New York to celebrate the International Day of Yoga, the Union Tribal Affairs Ministry

India hosted youngest populations of ‘Acheulean’ human ancestors: study The study illuminates the environmental conditions that allowed Acheulean populations to thrive at the margins of the monsoon in the Thar Desert until at least 177,000 years ago. Populations of ancient humans using Acheulean stone toolkits persisted in India until about 177,000 years ago, shortly before

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), which

Hundreds of tribal villagers from India’s Hasdeo Forest begin a rally and march tomorrow in protest at the government’s plans for a massive expansion of coal mining on their lands. People from Adivasi (Indigenous) communities who live in the forest – which, at 170,000 hectares, is one of the largest intact areas of forest in

The Edugurallapalli tribal shandy that gathers on Fridays is reminiscent of the ancient barter system, where tribals exchange forest produce for rice, iodized salt and other commodities. The shandy is in the Chintoor Agency. A majority of those predominantly exchanging the forest products are Muria tribal women from Banda and Muriagudem areas in the Naxal-hit

The Ministry of Tribal Affairs is administrating the schemes of “Support of Tribal Research Institute” and “Tribal Festival, Research, Information and Mass Education” under which various activities to promote tribal culture have been undertaken. The schemes aim to ensure quality and uniformity in research works, evaluation studies, training, awareness generation among tribals, showcasing of rich