Srinagar, Aug. 9 -- World Tribal Peoples' Day is more than an international observance. It is a reminder of a civilisation that understood a fundamental truth long before the modern world began discussing climate change: humanity cannot survive by destroying the nature that sustains it. India's tribal communities are not merely a demographic category or beneficiaries of welfare schemes. They are custodians of forests, biodiversity, traditional knowledge, indigenous cultures and community-based living. Their philosophy of coexistence offers important lessons to a world struggling with ecological degradation, climate change and unsustainable consumption.For India's vision of a developed, self-reliant nation to become meaningful, tribal comm...