Robin D. Tribhuwan
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The subject of tribal paintings has attracted the attention of Social Scientists, Archeologists, Historians and Fashion Designers as there is much to learn from it. India is the only country in the world which has over 573 tribal groups. Every tribe is known from its outstanding cultural traits. Tribes such as Korwa, Bhils, Gonds, Murias, Saoras, Warlis and Rathwas are Known for their paintings. This book presents a comparative account of the Warli, Saora, and ...
In recent years, there has been a world wide concern about preserving traditional art, folklore, folk music, dance forms, handicrafts and so on. These rich traditions are vaishing day by day, due to rapid changes that are taking place in these societies. Tribal dance forms are no exception to this rule. Efforts are made to preserve and promote these traditions by documenting them, using various techniques. Social scientists, including anthropologists in India, ...
Since the last few decades primary Health Care in India has penetrated into the rural and tribal areas. Health personnel and para medical workers in the remote areas, especially in the tribal areas find less time to educate tribals on health and nutrition as they are loaded with record maintenance, health camps, immunization, family planning targets and meetings. Efforts are not made for collecting health and nutrition related data on tribals, which is very ...
Much has been written about primary health care in rural India, however research on primary health care in tribal India still needs attention. Tribals in India still continue to suffer from digestive, skin, respiratory and nutritional disorders. This is especially the case amongst women and children. The recent studies by the Tribal Research and Training Institute of Maharashtra, Pune, have demonstrated that malnutrition amongst tribal children below the age of ...