Man in India. January-March 1953

As examples we may mention the Mohsup of Abors the Nokpante of Garos the Terang or Maro of Mikirs the Morung of Nagas the Zawlbuk of Lushais the Gitij Ora of Birhors the Jonkh Erpa of Oraons and the Ghotul of Gonds. [...] The regard of the community of adolescents and of the community in the village serves to keep the standard of attainment at a fair level. [...] Since the cultural life of the adults of the community of which the children will be in school and cultures similar to theirs will figure largely in the content of education it is obvious that text-books for children and those meant to help teachers will have to be written anew incorporating in them the necessary information and details on subjects processes and functions that will enter in the [...] Part of the materials used for talks on social life of other people and of the agricultural processes folk-tales of tribes tales of notable persons of the province will meet the need of material for a reader. [...] He also identified the Veddas of Ceylon the Paniyans of Wynad the Kadars and Malsars of Coimbatore and Cochin the Kurumbas and Irulas of the Nilgiris the Malayalis Pallis Shanars Katumaratis of Salem district the Velialas of Madura as possessing Negroid traits.