Unity in Diversity: India's Cultural Strength

  • India is home to 705 Scheduled Tribes, constituting 8.6% of the population. Their cultural protection is ensured through the Fifth and Sixth Schedules of the Constitution, the Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act (PESA), 1996, and the Forest Rights Act, 2006.
  • Major government initiatives include the Scheme for Protection and Preservation of Endangered Languages (SPPEL), the National Cultural Mapping Mission (2017), and PM-JANMAN (2023) for Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs).
  • UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list includes Chhau Dance (Eastern India) and Pandavani (Chhattisgarh/Odisha), both serving as powerful oral traditions for preserving epic narratives.
  • Raghurajpur in Odisha, renowned for Pattachitra art, is India's first ....
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