The Battle for the Badge: Why Assam’s ‘Tribal’ Expansion has Sparked a Fire
In anthropology, a “tribe” is often defined by social structure, isolation, and culture. In...
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Welcome to the Case Study Bank. This is a growing collection of classic and contemporary case studies, designed to provide relevant examples and ‘fodder material’ for your Mains answers. Each case study is tagged and linked to its relevant syllabus topic.”
More Than Instinct: How Chimpanzees Use Logic and Reason to Update Their Beliefs
For centuries, philosophers and scientists defined humans as the “rational animal.” We believed that...
Celebrating Identity, Cementing Integration: The Politics of Janjatiya Gaurav Divas
In recent years, November 15th has become a significant date in India’s official calendar....
From Kanke to China: The Kung Fu Warrior Breaking Adivasi Stereotypes
In the popular imagination, tribal women are often depicted through a lens of shyness,...
From Margin to Mainstream: The New Museum Reframing Tribal History as Revolution
For much of India’s history, the story of its tribal communities has been told...
“Good on Paper, Far from Reality”: The Tragic Failure of Tribal Health in Melghat
For decades, the story of malnutrition in India’s tribal regions has been a persistent...
Darwin’s Missing Evidence: How the Peppered Moth Became a Living Proof of Evolution
When Charles Darwin proposed his theory of natural selection, he was forced to argue...
The Face of a Neanderthal, Written in “Junk” DNA: How Three Tiny Genetic Tweaks Made a Different Kind of Human
We all know the classic, “chunkier” face of a Neanderthal—the prominent brow, the large...
Beyond Beneficiaries: The State’s New Pivot to Tribal Entrepreneurship
For decades, the dominant image of India’s tribal communities in national policy has been...
A Planetary Scale Force: How Human Movement Outweighs All Wild Animals Combined
In the story of our planet, the movement of animals—migrations of elephants, flocks of...