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Assam is a land of many peoples. Through the centuries several communities and tribes from Myanmar, Thailand, Nepal and Bhutan, and other Indian states such as Bengal, Odisha, Bihar and parts of Northeast India made this state their home. Over time, these different cultures commingled to give rise…
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An acclaimed writer and public intellectual, Dr Ahmed is the founder president of the Char Chapori Sahitya Parishad, an organisation that works towards promoting the literature and culture of the char chapori (river islands and river banks) residents of Assam. Although he writes poetry, fiction and…
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Suma Vishnudas works as a social scientist at MS Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF), Wayanad, Kerala. She has previously worked as a journalist for Kairali TV in Kerala and as a research associate at Centre for Development Studies (CDS) in Trivandrum. She has a Master’s degree in journalism…
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Wayanad: The Land of Paddy Fields Located in the Western Ghats in northern Kerala at an elevation of 3,000 feet, Wayanad is home to one-third of the total tribal population (1,51,443) of Kerala—4,84,839, as per 2011 census. The district, with a forest coverage of 83 per cent of its total…
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Wayanad district in northern Kerala is a hill station that is home to different tribal communities like the Paniyas, Adiyas, Kurumas, etc. The Paniyas constitute one of the largest tribal communities in Wayanad.
The Paniya tribe is also found in the Kannur, Kozhikode and Malappuram districts of…
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കുട്ടനാട്ടിലെ ദളിത് സമുദായങ്ങളുടെ ചരിത്രവും സംസ്കാരവും അധികമൊന്നും രേഖപ്പെടുത്തപ്പെട്ടവയല്ല. വാമൊഴിയായി പകര്ന്നുപോരുന്നതും അതിന് ഉപോല്ബലകമായി ചില ചരിത്രസംഭവങ്ങളും സാഹിത്യകൃതികളും ചില ഇടങ്ങളും തരുന്ന സൂചനകളും കുറെ ഊഹാപോഹങ്ങളുമാണ് ലഭ്യമായിട്ടുള്ളത്. എന്നാല് ജനങ്ങളുടെ ഇടയിലേക്കിറങ്ങി…
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The Kurichiya and Kuruma communities have extensive knowledge about paddy cultivation. Cheruvayal Raman, a native of Mananthavady in Wayanad and a member of the Kurichiya community, is an authority on paddy cultivation. He is the custodian of 53 varieties of paddy seeds that were traditionally used…
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This video elaborates on the deeper meaning of folk songs in the Kangra Valley of Himachal Pradesh, with particular references to nature and tradition. It follows the songs as well as conversations with people who perform them.
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In the earliest of times there was no land but only water all around. One fine day, God created the earth. Immediately after, two ascetics emerged from the depths of the ground. One of the ascetics was the Brahmin and the other was the Nanga Baiga. To the Brahmin, God gave pen and paper for…
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