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DU has launched a Centre for Tribal Studies on August 9, 2023. Prof. Soumendra Mohan Patnaik, Head of the Department of Anthropology, has been appointed as the director.

New Delhi: University of Delhi has announced the establishment of the Centre for Tribal Studies (CTS), committed to understanding the diversity of tribal practices, culture, language, religion, economy, commonalities and relationship with nature from an India-centric perspective.

DU has announced it on August 9, 2023 on the event of the International Day of World’s Indigenous People. This step will be will be a pivotal step in improving and addressing the current concerns important to tribal communities' overall growth and well-being in the present as well as in the future.

Prof. Soumendra Mohan Patnaik, Head of the Department of Anthropology, has been appointed as the director of the Centre for Tribal Studies, and Dr. Avitoli G. Zhimo, Associate Professor of the Department of Anthropology as the Joint Director.

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An interdisciplinary Research Committee will provide impetus to its functioning. Dr. Seema Singh, Faculty of Law and Dr. Santosh Hasnu, Department of History, Hans Raj College are also its members. Their wealth of knowledge and expertise in tribal affairs will be instrumental in driving the Centre for Tribal Studies (CTS).

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The Centre will have an all-India perspective with due consideration of regional diversities of Northeast India, Central India, South India and Island regions and others, said Prof. Shri Prakash Singh, the Chairman of Governing Body. At present, the Centre for Tribal Studies will function from the Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi.

The establishment of the Centre for Tribal Studies (CTS) will endeavour in highlighting the role and contribution of many tribal leaders throughout Indian history and also bring to light the efforts of many unsung tribal leaders in India’s struggle for freedom.

The Centre for Tribal Studies (CTS) will study and document various Lok traditions of Indian tribes and their indigenous knowledge, as well as work towards dissemination of such information to the public in general and to academia and students in particular.

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