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...
Tag: Applied Anthropology
“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...
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...
The Sacred Heartbeat at Houston Pride: Danza Azteca as Embodied Resistance
Amidst the rainbow flags, glitter, and disco beats of the Houston Pride Parade, a...
The Praxis of Listening: How an Anthropologist Makes a Way by Remembering
In our current, often turbulent moment, how do we even begin to imagine a...
The Spirit of the Tribe: Can Maharashtra’s Mahua Policy Empower or Exploit?
For centuries, the Mahua flower has been at the heart of tribal life in...
From Palm Leaf to Pixel: The Gyan Bharatam Mission and the Politics of India’s Knowledge Legacy
Scattered across India, in monasteries, libraries, and private homes, lies a staggering intellectual treasure:...
Protection or Peril? Maharashtra’s Plan to Lease Tribal Land to Private Firms
For decades, Indian law has treated tribal land like a fortress, protected by a...
The ‘Adi Karmayogi’ Mission: A New Blueprint for Tribal Governance?
For decades, the story of tribal development in India has been haunted by the...
When More Work Means Less Progress: How a Classic Anthropological Concept Explains China’s EV Crisis
On the surface, China’s Electric Vehicle (EV) industry is a marvel of hyper-modernity and...