Topic: 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.
Not using army during exodus of migrants was an error of judgment. Modi govt will rue it
Deploying army to help migrants would have shown state governments in poor light but it’s a non-issue when tackling a disaster of this magnitude.
Is there a risk of Modi govt using Covid-19 to curb media and freedoms or is it necessary?
Surveillance is becoming a key concern during the Covid-19 crisis. The Supreme Court has also directed media to publish the official version of the developments.
Defence
Coronavirus doesn’t stop Indian Army from carrying out its annual cyber security exercise
Army had earlier issued advisory claiming India's adversaries were launching coronavirus-themed campaigns to infect official or personal IT assets of defence personnel.
Modi’s India isn’t Mao’s China. Silly forecasts assume we’ll let corona kill millions of us
There are many scary scenarios about how badly we Indians may be affected or how many killed by Covid-19. But they presume we will do nothing to influence our fates.