Topic: Tribes
Scheduled Tribes panel writes to Odisha govt over spread of Covid among protected tribals
The panel has asked Odisha govt to submit a report on the mitigation strategies adopted by the state to curb the spread of the infection among the tribes.
Cultural artillery, Christianity, education: How the British & missionaries Westernised Khasis
In 'White As Milk and Rice', Nidhi Dugar Kundalia writes about how 80% of Khasis today are Christian converts because of the British.
English-medium schools, cars, Europe markets: How this tribe became richest in Western Ghats
These families shifted from the core area of the Periyar Tiger Reserve to the buffer zones seventy- two years ago.
Proposal in January but can’t marry in July — the rituals of Zeliang tribe in Nagaland
Zeliang people have specific rituals for birth, marriage & death. For instance, anyone visiting the groom's house must enter with their right foot first at the threshold.
Go to Lahaul-Spiti for ‘internet ka vanvaas’. Digital India & telecom companies skipped it
The goal of Digital India cannot be achieved without ending the digital deprivation of its most marginalised communities.
What’s Christianity to those who pray to sky & sea, says first woman to contact Sentinelese
Anthropologist Madhumala Chattopadhyay talks about 'missionary' John Allen Chau's fatal visit to the Sentinelese island.
Twitter has an India-born CEO Parag Agrawal. In Pakistan, it has caused a burn
We look forward to overseas Pakistanis cooking on wood, explaining gas shortage in Pakistan. These are inflation CEOs. Unmatchable against Google, Twitter CEOs.
Bezos, Branson & Musk — Are billionaires popularising space travel or just on an ego trip?
Jeff Bezos will travel to the edge of space in his New Shepard aircraft — more than a week after billionaire Richard Branson defeated him in a fast developing space race.