Should Jharkhand’s tribals be allowed to sell land to non-tribals? Petition urges change

Petitioner Shyam Praad Sinha demands changes in Chota Nagpur Tenancy (CNT) Act, 1908 and Santhal Parganas Tenancy (Supplementary provisions) …

Land acquired forcefully for Adani's Godda power plant

Recent visit by a fact-finding team shows that Adani's functionaries have resorted to forceful land acquisition, intimidation and even police …

Santhali Sohrai murals: An etch in time

Santhali communities of Odisha and Jharkhand are changing their ways of painting Sohrai murals

A law unto themselves

After a gap of more than 30 years, Santhal tribals recently invoked an age-old practice of meting out punishment to a sex offender

Adivasis in Jhargram fight a divided battle for the same aim in LS polls

In these General Elections, tribals in West Bengal are sparring among themselves over politicising their struggle for tribal rights

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Great Expectations: What will tribal India’s ask be from President Droupadi Murmu

The tribal communities of India hope that as president, Murmu will be able to ameliorate their suffering caused due to a host of factors

Book Excerpt: An Austro-Asiatic language that has struggled to find its place in modern India

Santali is the most widely spoken Adivasi language in India; But it was included in the Eighth Schedule only in 2003, a reminder of the country&…

Lahbera: How the last Santhal settlement of Dhanbad is fighting for survival

The Santhals of Lahbera are fighting for their identity, ancestral land and survival amid the dust-laden air of coal mines in what used to be …

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Santhal trio pulls right strings to keep alive a dying tradition

Deocha-Pachami mining project: Bengal CM proposes heftier compensation. Here‘s why locals aren‘t convinced

The project will impact 4,314 households

FRA helps Dhenkanal tribals gain land rights

Their ancestors were brought in as workers nearly a century ago by the former princely state

A shift in tradition

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Tribals fight pitched battle with police during eviction drive in Purnia

Landless tribals had forcibly occupied school land on Independence Day, demanding land and livelihood. Violence leaves seven, including one …

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The promise of Dayamani

Adivasi activists, however successful in mobilising grassroots struggles, have seldom been able to make a dent in Parliament. Will Dayamani Barla …

Delivering safety

All safe motherhood programmes of the government are focused on institutional deliveries, but health centres are in disarray. Experts suggest …

Panem agrees to honour promises made to tribal people

Supporters of former Jharkhand chief minister cut off firm's coal supplies to Punjab to force it to hold talks