Agriculture
Karam Puja in West Bengal: A Folk Festival of Fertility, Nature, and Communal Prosperity
By: ARUP MAJUMDER, SARNALI DUTTA – Karam Puja, celebrated primarily by tribal communities in eastern India, holds significant cultural and religious importance in West Bengal, particularly in districts such as Purulia, Bankura, Jhargram, and parts of Birbhum. Rooted in agrarian traditions, the festival centers on the worship of Karam Devta (the god of fate, productivity,…
Religion and Village Economy: A Model of Village Development for the Meiteis of Nongpok Lourembam Village, Manipur
By: ANANDIBALA MANGSHATABAM, HOABIJAM VOKENDRO SINGH, S. PRIYOKUMAR – Previous ethnographic studies have shown that community-level village organization for general welfare is widespread. In Nongpok Lourembam, Manipur, the Meiteis have maintained such traditional organization uniquely for over a hundred years. The village has established an income-generating mechanism through agriculture. This economic system is significantly shaped…
Maye: An Endangered Agricultural Ritual Practice of the Tangam (Adi) Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh, India
By: KALING DABI, SIMON S. JOHN – One of the most fertile areas of modern cultural research is the study of Rituals performed by indigenous communities. Rituals maintain and preserve the cultural identity of a society, especially, in preliterate oral tribal societies of the world. In such communities, Agriculture and Religion are intrinsically linked to…
Ronghoan Festival of the Nocte Tribe of Tirap District, Arunachal Pradesh, India
By: SIMON S. JOHN, WANGLIT MONGCHAN, TARUN MENE – Traditional festivals are the amalgamation of various aspects of the Intangible Cultural Heritage which reflects the worldview and culture of a particular community. Understanding festivals in the natural socio-cultural context is very important to understand the culture of a particular community. This paper attempts to describe…
Food Security and Sustainability of Agriculture in India: A Human Right Appraisal
By: ALOK CHANTIA, PREETI MISRA – It is very hard to imagine that a living creature can live without food. It may vary at the level of amount which it consumes but food is necessary for survival even every food plant get its food supplement from the earth. So it is a chain, which is…