Shiv Kumar Tiwari
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Narmada : The Eternal River is the outcome of a unique river journey accomplished by persons who traversed the entire Narmada river, a distance of more than a thousand kilometer, right from the Amarkantak to Bay of Cambay. The authors, well-known academicians wrote what they observed though their swimming expedition. The aspects covered in the book are archaeology, history, prehistory, geography, geology and human culture of Narmada Valley.
The present book is a ...
Baigas of Central India: Habitat and Culture of Primitive Tribe discuses the relationship between the forest and a forest dwelling community. The Baigas of forests utilise the forest resource without disturbing the ecological balance. The book provides the picture of a primitive tribe, ready to enter in Twenty first century with all its traditions and influences of modernity. Sociologists, Anthropologists, Administrators/ Policy- Planners and all other interested ...
Riddles of Indian Rockshelter Paintings is an unique contribution to the studies of prehistoric Indian rock art. It explodes the deep rooted myths and misconceptions of rock art. The work for the first time cautions the scholars to keep distance from unreasonable assumptions and unchecked imaginations, as these have blurred the significance of our splendid heritage. The book provides a deep scientific insight to the reader to look one of the most interesting ...
Medical Geography of Indian Tribes is an attempt to convey to the readers that the poor tribals, even if they live nearer to the nature suffer from all sorts of diseases, the other people suffer. The tribal communities suffer two groups of diseases. The first group includes those diseases which have their origin in the poverty and backwardness other group of diseases include those diseases which they have contracted from modern civilization. Often some dreaded ...
Central India comprising of modern Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and adjoining regions strategically forming the heartland of our country has played a key-role in the development of historical and cultural traditions of the nation. It has been the playground of interacting political and cultural forces passing from north to south, east to west and vice versa in all ages of Indian history. Interaction led to experimentation in diverse spheres of cultural life and ...
In a span of about 125 years, much has been written about the difference between tribal faith and Hinduism, similarly the idea of ‘Hinduization’ of tribals has also gained some recognition in recent years. In both cases historicity of tribal culture in India has been grossly neglected and overlooked. Tribal Roots of Hinduism explains that the modern Hinduism is largely the product of tribal faiths which were retained and modified by the Indian sages in a ...
Chandaka-Dampara Wildlife Sanctuary, situated in Khurda and Cuttack districts of Orissa, consists of semi-evergreen forest, dry mixed deciduous forest and bamboo brakes. Elephants form the most important vertebrate of these forests. Chandaka-Dampara Wildlife Sanctuary has an area of 193.39 sq km with a very rich biodiversity, and especially along with its elephant population, was elevated to a Wildlife Sanctuary in 1983. However, due to its proximity (25 km) to ...
"National Park of Madhya Pradesh deals with the aspects of biodiversity and human infringement, which have been responsible for adversely affecting the growth of populations of tiger, gaur, barasingha, wild, buffalo, sambar and many other wild animals, which showed a steady growth in the last quarter of the century."
The book "Solomon's Saga of a Wildlife Sanctuary: Veerangana Durgavati Abhayaranya' gives a vivid description of rich wildlife, captivating scenic beauty and magnificent historical monuments of a sanctuary. More than that it is also a story of a dream, which has been brought to the reality. Ratnesh Solomon with his untiring zeal, made a long effort to make the sanctuary useful for tourists, researchers and layman. The book is equally useful for academicians ...
The book 'Wildlife in Central India: A Biogeographic Treatise' gives a vivid description of rich wildlife, captivating scenic beauty of Wildlife Sanctuaries and National Parks of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh State. More than that it is also a treatise on Zoogeographical significance of wild species of Central India. the book is in three volumes. The first Volume deals with the Protected Areas of Madhya Pradesh. The Second Volume is the systematic study of ...
The present work “Encyclopaedia of Indian Tribals†introduces more than two hundred tribnal communities of India. The book is meant for general readers as well for those who wish to know deeply the inter-tribal relationship of any important tribe or a tribal group. The book gives the details of life style of all those tribes which are known to live in our country from thousands of years back to those who have arrived only recently, merely two centuries back. ...