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Chapter 3 : Mannankoothu & Koothu Paattukal
Mannankoothu is a traditional cultural dance performance of the Mannan community, combining expre...
Chapter 2 : Social Life
During our fieldwork, community members recalled that in the early days the Mannan lived a nomadi...
Chapter 1 : About The Community
We travelled to the mid ranges of Idukki in the Western Ghats to collaborate with the Mannan comm...
Credits
Prepared by Anjana, Sociologist Vysakh Seluraj, Anthropologist Community collaborators from ...
Credits
Prepared by Anjana, Sociologist Vysakh Seluraj, Anthropologist Community collaborators from...
Chapter 4 : Belief System
The Paliya community today worships multiple deities, with the prominent clan deity varying from ...
Chapter 3 : Paliya Artforms
Paliya Nritham is a traditional dance form practiced within the Paliya community and is performed...
Chapter 2 : Social Life
Based on oral accounts that were shared with us, it is understood that in earlier times the Paliy...
Chapter 1 : About The Community
During our field visit to the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border regions around Thekkady, Paliya community ...
Chapter 5: Belief System
“We pray to all gods, to the Maladaivangal as well as the Malayalam daivangal,” says Rajappan fro...
Chapter 4 : Governance System
When we arrived in the Mannan settlements, the first thing that struck us was how deeply decentra...
Research Ethics Policy for Documenting Tribal Cultures
Introduction This Research Ethics Policy outlines the ethical principles that will guide all res...
Leave Policy
ARPO is committed to fostering a healthy work-life balance for its employees. The following leave...
Environmental Policy for ARPO
Preamble ARPO recognizes its environmental responsibility and is committed to minimizing its eco...
Reimbursement Policy
Policy Statement ARPO is committed to ensuring that its staff, contractual associates, freelance...
List of Documentaries
Since initiating our collaboration with the Paliyar tribal community of Idukki, we have produced ...
List of Documentaries
Since initiating our collaboration with the Mannan tribal community of Idukki, we have produced a...
Paliyulsavam at Kumali
Palichiyamma Temple and Origins The community’s faith centers around Palichiyamma, their clan de...
Paliyulsavam at Chakkupallam
The Emergence of the Badrakaliyamman Temple At present, Paliya Ulsavam is closely associated wit...
9 Kaani
The Kaanis are senior advisors to the King administrative, spiritual, and social matters, represe...