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Mar 19 2019

A Chicken for Every Occasion: Exploring the Significance of India’s Native Poultry Breeds

By Robert Wiltzen

by Kanna K. Siripurapu and Sabyasachi Das . To learn more about why people in India value desi (native) chicken breeds for use in rituals, festivals, and traditional healing, I…

Feb 19 2019

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You Can Eat Your Cake and Have It Too: A Special Cake Recipe from the Nicobar Islands, India

By Akshara Sangiorgio

by Rakhi Kumari Food—its cultivation, cooking, and consumption—is an important ingredient for studying a society. Whether looking at food through the lens of anthropology, history, or linguistics, we cannot skip…

Jan 29 2018

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Monocultures of the Fields, Monocultures of the Mind: The Acculturation of Indigenous Farming Communities of Odisha, India

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by Kanna K. Siripurapu, Sabnam Afrein, and Prasant Mohanty . A Kandha woman with the distinct facial tattoos of her sub-group (Kutia Kandha). Photo: Sue Price, 2017 . The connection between agriculture…

Aug 25 2015

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In the Abode of the Clouds: Biocultural Diversity of Meghalaya, India

By Akshara Sangiorgio

by Raynold Lyngdoh Nestled in the more secluded northeastern region of India are several unique tribal groups, each diverse and distinct in their own right. Every group faces immense challenges…

Aug 18 2015

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Marine Biodiversity & Cultural Diversity in the Coastal Communities of Trivandrum, Kerala, India

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by Lisba Yesudas & Johnson Jament Coastal community’s rendezvous with their destiny. Fishermen at Valiathura beach are getting ready for their daily fish catch, while other community members enjoy the evening…

Jul 09 2015

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Endangered Languages, Endangered Knowledge: Vanishing Voices of the Great Andamanese of India

By Coreen Boucher

Project Contributor: Anvita Abbi Project Website: www.andamanese.net Peje, an Andamanese, cutting bamboo for making bows Credit: Anvita Abbi The Andamanese represent the last survivors of the pre-Neolithic population of Southeast…

Jul 09 2015

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Recording Traditional Knowledge of Biodiversity for the People’s Biodiversity Register of India

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Project Contributor: Yogesh Gokhale The majestic Poda Thurpu cattle, one of the indigenous cattle breeds of India. Photo: Chandrasekhar Nemani India is rich in biodiversity resources and the associated traditional knowledge…

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A Chicken for Every Occasion: Exploring the Significance of India’s Native Poultry Breeds

You Can Eat Your Cake and Have It Too: A Special Cake Recipe from the Nicobar Islands, India

Monocultures of the Fields, Monocultures of the Mind: The Acculturation of Indigenous Farming Communities of Odisha, India

In the Abode of the Clouds: Biocultural Diversity of Meghalaya, India

Marine Biodiversity & Cultural Diversity in the Coastal Communities of Trivandrum, Kerala, India

Endangered Languages, Endangered Knowledge: Vanishing Voices of the Great Andamanese of India

Recording Traditional Knowledge of Biodiversity for the People’s Biodiversity Register of India

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