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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‘The bell-eared demon’: When Swami Vivekananda warned how worship could become fanaticism
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Opinion: Why is Modi the only prime minister who is haunted by Nehru’s ghost?
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Badminton, Thailand Open Super 500, as it happened: Sindhu defeats world No 1 Yamaguchi to reach SF
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Four strange symptoms of Covid-19 you might not have heard about
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‘Farzi’ organisation: Why Hindu petitioners in Gyanvapi case have split
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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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Caught on camera: Panic at metro station in Santiago, Chile, after explosion due to electrical fault
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Watch: Rajasthan Royals cricketers do the hook step to a song from the movie ‘Phir Hera Pheri’
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Watch: Actor Aamir Khan asks former cricket coach Ravi Shastri to recommend him for a cricket team