An exhibition, ‘People of India,’ at the Rock Art Heritage Exhibition Hall, is gaining popularity amongst the visitors. This special exhibition showcases the bio-cultural history of the people of India.
The exhibition was mounted by Central regional centre, Anthropological Survey of India (AnSI), Nagpur in collaboration with Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya.
Anthropological Survey of India, started working on ‘People of India’ project in late 1980s and till now has published books on various ethno people of different states. The exhibition displays the socio-cultural diversity of contemporary India.
The Anthropological Survey of India under the National project -People of India" identified as many as 4693 communities, of which 635 are tribal communities. There are about 750 dialects that can be classified into one of the following three language families: Austro-Asiatic (AA), Dravidian (DR), and Tibeto-Burman (TB).
This exhibition showcases the bio-cultural history of the people of India. A scientific account of the evolution and human variation of communities, their migration, various adaptive strategies created by them, their perceptions of the terrain, flora and fauna, apart from the genetic and archaeological evidences, literary and oral testimonials about creation, domains of knowledge and movement of people are also highlighted.
This will provide an opportunity to know more about the physical, cultural and genetic landscapes of India. This exhibition is also providing the linkage between bio-diversity and cultural diversity on the human surface of our country.