“Mana Ulachal”: Ecological Change, Cultural Transition, and Generational Expressions of Distress among Indigenous Communities of the Nilgiris, India

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Background: Indigenous wellbeing is deeply connected to land, livelihood, and cultural continuity, yet rapid ecological and social transformations are reshaping how distress is experienced and expressed. In the Nilgiri Hills of South India, Indigenous communities increasingly use the Tamil phrase mana ulachal to describe states of mental strain or inner disturbance. This study examines...

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• Biomedical Ethics and Regulation
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• Race, Genetics, and Society

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379f6f71-ca45-5f31-bc3d-00bfa4085eb7

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10.21203/rs.3.rs-8693886/v1