Tribal Language

February 18, 2022

A Chilean indigenous language vanishes as last native speaker dies

An indigenous language from South America's extreme south has all but vanished after the death of its last living speaker and guardian of its ancestral culture.

Unhealthy Attappady - 5

December 21, 2021
Rooted in tradition and riding on education: The Dasannoor model of tribal self-reliance in Attappady

Amid all the stories of gloom and despair coming out of Kerala's major tribal zone, Attappady, there are a few stories of hope and confidence.
September 13, 2021
Lexicographer of country songs spins a magical yarn with his own hand

Vattaparambil Peethambaran could write at a stretch for three to four hours. “After that my back aches, not my hand,” he said. He took less than three months to write two books, the first one 463 pages and the latest one 551 pages.
September 21, 2019
Attappady set to become country's first fully literate tribal block

Attappady, located on the foothills of Nilgiri hills in Kerala's Palakkad district, is considered one of the most backward tribal hamlets in the state.

Tribal Language

A Chilean indigenous language vanishes as last native speaker dies

Rooted in tradition and riding on education: The Dasannoor model of tribal self-reliance in Attappady

Lexicographer of country songs spins a magical yarn with his own hand

Attappady set to become country's first fully literate tribal block