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Post date: Apr 30, 2010 5:40:36 PM
India's criminal tribes
If they were crooks, wouldn't they be richer?
If they were crooks, wouldn't they be richer?
Millions of poor Indians are considered criminal by tradition. Most are nothing of the sort
Millions of poor Indians are considered criminal by tradition. Most are nothing of the sort
The Pardhis, of whom there are more than 200,000 in Maharashtra, are especially wretched. They are mostly jobless and landless, and they are often informally barred from villages. Thousands live destitute in Mumbai, Maharashtra’s capital.
source: economist.com
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The Pardhi community has traditional skills in relation with wildlife and animal behavior which could be utilized positively especially in context of recent Tiger crisis in the country. The goals of the project is to explore sustainable livelihood options based on the traditional knowledge and skills of the Pardhi community and enhance community-based conservation of biodiversity through mitigating negative impacts of traditional livelihood activities.
The Pardhi community has traditional skills in relation with wildlife and animal behavior which could be utilized positively especially in context of recent Tiger crisis in the country. The goals of the project is to explore sustainable livelihood options based on the traditional knowledge and skills of the Pardhi community and enhance community-based conservation of biodiversity through mitigating negative impacts of traditional livelihood activities.
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