“The manner in which Baba Bhimrao Ambedkar, who had dreamt that all sections of the society (religion, caste sect) are able to come together on one platform, I feel that the way he had to embrace ...

Odisha finds itself at a remarkable point in its political journey. For the first time, a slew of Adivasi leaders from the state have occupied commanding positions in state and national politics, ...

In the tribal belt of Udaipur, Banswara, and Dungarpur in the southernmost tip of Rajasthan, small signboards dot the dusty highways which lead into settlements of the Bhil Adivasi people. The ...

Being Adivasi: Existence, Entitlements, Exclusion, edited by Abhay Xaxa and Ganesh Devy, contains 11 essays on various themes ranging from constitutional and legal measures from “the Adivasi question” ...

On January 31, when the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) arrested former Jharkhand chief minister (CM) Hemant Soren—after a brief period of the alleged rumour that he has gone ‘missing’—political ...

Five years after the Forest Rights Act (FRA) was passed in 2006, India’s first village secured community forest rights. That village, Mendha Lekha, quickly built a thriving, resilient local economy on ...

Dibrugarh: The All Adivasi Students’ Association of Assam (Aasaa) will stage a two-hour sit-in at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on December 8 to draw attention to the long-standing demand for Scheduled ...

Adiwasi leaders posing for a photo with PM Harini Amarasuriya after discussions on the parliamentary bill prepared to secure the rights of indigenous people and the rights they have demanded. Image ...

The Bangladesh Adivasi Forum has put forward 12 demands, including constitutional recognition for Adivasi communities, and the arrest of those responsible for recent attacks on Adivasi students and ...

Join AYUSH group at : www.facebook.com/groups/adivasi/ Namaskar Friends! Welcome to AYUSH group, the group of tribal intellectuals. Aim to establish knowledge pool ...

It is easy to assume that Jacinta Kerketta, a writer of Kurukhar Adivasi origin is incandescent with rage. But her calm tone as she chooses her words carefully shows that she is beyond rage, having ...