Tribal Culture
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Chhattisgarh government invokes Ram to mark two years of power. Adivasi groups are not impressed
Some of the state’s Adivasi groups have accused the Congress government of majoritarianism.
Arunabh Saikia
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Groom abduction and elopement fair: A Valentine’s Day reminder of some Adivasi marriage customs
Love and weddings are far from being homogenous across India.
Simran Agarwal, Sahapedia & Shruti Chakraborty, Sahapedia
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In Chhattisgarh, Bastar’s Adivasi groups are putting up independent candidates
Adivasis form a significant part of Chhattisgarh’s population and are the dominant group in Bastar region of the state.
Mayank Aggarwal
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Mumbai principal sacked after being targeted by Hindutva website; says she is mulling legal action
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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Congress moves Madras HC seeking Election Commission action against Modi for propagating hate speech
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‘What does it take / to let go?’: There’s a new anthology of English haikus written by Indian poets
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Watch: Jharkhand’s ‘kissing competition’ for married couples that has upset the BJP
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha MLA who organised the event says with divorces on the rise, the idea is to help couples get to know each other better.
Scroll Staff
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India’s last tattooed headhunters: New book on Naga tribe captures remnants of a vanishing culture
In their zeal to civilise, British missionaries discouraged the tribes’ ancient customs and traditions, labelling them heathen.
Maria Thomas, qz.com
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Santhal Pargana’s indigenous art forms are on the verge of extinction
The last few practitioners of Chador Badoni, a form of puppetry, and Jadu Patiya, a form of painting and storytelling, say their art forms may soon be lost.
Channdosree
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‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations