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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People living near mining activities at increased risk of diseases, says study A latest government study has found that mining activities in the coal-rich Tamnar area of Chhattisgarh have put the local population, mainly tribal people, at an increased risk of acute respiratory diseases and The study reveals that in the case of tuberculosis, the
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EDUCATION FOR THE TRIBES Education for the tribal people. as for anyone else in India has today become a matter of great importance. Ever since India gained independence a considerable amount of money and resources have been spent so that unprivileged, undeveloped and neglected tribal people could get a fair deal. It has been generally
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Panel looking into pastoral communities’ forest rights to visit J&K Members of a newly appointed committee to facilitate legal recognition for particularly vulnerable tribal groups (PVTG), decided to visit four states, including Jammu and Kashmir. The committee — constituted by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) on February 21 with former MoTA secretary Hrusikesh Panda
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NITI Aayog vision for Great Nicobar ignores tribal, ecological concerns Wildlife Board denotifies Galathea bay sanctuary to build port, trade zone. In what appears to a re-run of recent developments in Little Andaman Island (A bullet through an island‟s heart, The Hindu, February 1), more than 150 sq. km. of land is being made available
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The Warli Tribe & Their Music. Did my car slow down on its own near a house made of karvi sticks? Or did the muscle memory of my legs press on the brake ever so lightly? Whatever be the case, I had halted at the house of Anusuyabai, my host in the adivasi village of
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In Udaipur, This Ingenious Tribal Community Beats The Odds To Send Its Kids To School Crippling rains, lack of transport facilities and poverty are just a few issues that stop children from attending school regularly. This innovative tribal community is coming up with unique and interesting ways to make their kids reach school on time
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From Building Bridges To Building Blood Banks, This Man Has Done It All! Since his childhood, Saunak’s school art teacher fascinated not only him but the whole school. He was a multi- talented person. However, when Saunak met him years after he left school, he learnt other facets of his life. Instead of the canvas,
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The Hornbill Festival – A Visual Treat The Hornbill Festival, held in the first week of December every year, is a marvelous riot of colour that shows off the rich fare of diverse cultures and traditional arts that is Nagaland. Here you can witness the attires, folk music and dance forms, headgears, cuisines, paintings, handicrafts,
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Purushwadi – Living the Tribal Life Gangadharan Menon visits Purushwadi, a tribal village in Maharashtra, and discovers its many paradoxes while celebrating Holi with them. Experience with him the joys of living a tribal village life, largely untouched by external influences, but where sadly things are changing as well, in a place governed by a
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