The Khasis – One of the World’s Largest MATRILINEAL society In one of the world’s last matrilineal societies, women control property and inheritance and dominate public spaces. So, why are some women seeing change as a good thing? During my travels across mainland India, especially in small towns and villages in the north, I hardly
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Launch of Tribal TB Initiative In news ‘Tribal TB Initiative’ in pursuit of TB Mukt Bharat was launched recently. Ministry: Ministry of Health A Guidance Note on Joint Action Plan for Tuberculosis (TB) Elimination, a Special Edition of Tribal Ministry’s Publication ‘ALEKH’ on TB, and a document on Tribal Tuberculosis (TB) Initiative was also released.
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Gujarat Panel to be formed to decide on the tribal status of 3 communities The commission, which will be headed by a retired judge of the high court, comprises two district judges, one retired forest officer and one retired revenue officer. The Gujarat government on Wednesday said that a five-member commission will be formed to
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Bharat Bangla Maitri Bridge In Tripura’s South district, the Bharat Bangla Maitri Bridge was opened by the prime minister. Key Points : The Feni river, which runs between the Bangladeshi and Indian borders in Tripura State, is crossed by the Maitri Setu bridge. South Tripura is where Feni is originally from. The river travels into
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Exercise Dustlik-2 The second edition of India-Uzbekistan joint military exercise “Dustlik-2” started in Chaubatia, Uttarakhand. Key Points Aim of the Exercise: Counter Insurgency (CI) and Counter Terrorism (CT) operations in mountainous, rural and urban scenarios under the United Nations (UN) mandate About the First Edition: Took place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan in November 2019 Significance: Uzbekistan
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Madhubani Murals On The Walls of These Jharkhand Village Homes Depict the Life and Times of Tribals The walls of houses in Jharkhand‟s Chandidih village are proud galleries displaying Madhubani masterpieces woven with everyday stories, thanks to Udbhav, a community art project. The tiny village of Chandidih in Khunti district, about 35 km from Ranchi,
Rachakonda Police Helps Tribal Hamlet Get Its First Motorable Road Since Independence! For over seven decades, the tribals, including school- going students, pregnant ladies, as well as the elderly used to walk for at least one hour to board a bus from Kadel Bavi thanda, six km away from their hamlet. The happiest day in
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An anthropological approach to lockdown Anthropology has always been interested in knowing different cultural aspects of different societies. The approach of cultural relativism has advocated the field workers to collect data out of field by preceding local people’s view point. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the whole country has been in lockdown since 24th
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