Paper
Digitalizing the Tribal life: A study on globalization of Kadar through Internet
presenters
SREEKUTTAN E
Nationality: INDIA
Residence: INDIA
Presence:Online
Possession of the Internet Is the most effective way to access the globe remotely in our world and it is more relatable in the rural area or it is the cheapest way to access the world for a rural community. Most of my observations resulted in the use of digital devices in different tribal groups, they use TV, Radio, Music systems, Mobile Phone etc. but these things limit them in a particular territory, but it can influence their life in a local geography. Interaction of the internet provides a virtual reality or virtual space to them and through that they try to overcome their isolation from their geography. The study was aimed to picturise the access of Kadar into the globalization through the Internet and also how that led to the changes among their life. The study was conducted among the Kadar of Sasthampoovam Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group, located in the Thrissur district of Kerala, India. And the data was collected through Case study, Interview, Narratives and Observation. In this work we can understand the upscaling of a community itself to educate about their outside world. That also explains the relevance of the initiative of Kerala government to establish the Internet as a basic need of a person in this digital age.
Keywords:
Kadar, PVTG, KFON, Digital, Internet, Tribe, Globalization