Union Budget 2015-16 reduces funds for SCs and STs
Allocations made in budget 2015-216 way short of Plan Outlays for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
Dalits and nutrition: Where is the catch up?
The performance of nutrition indicators amongst Dalits is improving, it is nowhere near the catch-up pace
Righting old wrongs
On the third Sampurna Vimukti Diwas, to mark Mahasweta Devi's birth anniversary, we reproduce this blog on Constitutional protection to Nomadic, …
Forest dwellers’ rights: Conservationists started it, SC stayed it
Read this to abreast yourself with the whole issue of Forest Rights Act and tribals’ rights that has made its way to the Supreme Court
A look at the changing scenario of Bihar politics
Of late, women have become the it factor in elections. Caste also plays a dominant role in voter polarisation
Use revenue-sharing model for development, land acquisition
Access to village commons improved livelihoods but some recent state policies seek to grab them
Tribal families that fled Baster during Salwa Judum years return
24 families return to their roots after spending 13 years in Andhra as agricultural labourers
Newly amended SC/ST Prevention of Atrocity Act fails to bring justice to land grab victims in Chhattisgarh
8 months after 4 Gharghora villages filed complaints against TRN Energy and Mahaveer Energy for wrongfully grabbing their land, the police …
Local politics
Book>>Inclusion and Exclusion in Local Self Governance edited by B S Baviskar and George Mathew Sage Publications, Delhi 2009 Rs 750
Punjab's marginalised communities struggle for their right to cultivate common lands
People from the scheduled caste have once protested against big landlords who have taken control of fertile common lands and they are all set to …
Uttarakhand Assembly Elections 2022: What role will caste play in the hills
Why are Dalits not as assertive in Uttarakhand as in Uttar Pradesh despite forming 19% of the population
The deprived lot
Andhra Pradesh fails to allocate funds stipulated for Scheduled Castes and Tribes, says Cabinet panel
‘Independent India worse for tribals’
Widely respected in the civil society, B D Sharma spent his life fighting for the rights of tribals for about four decades. Excerpts from a …
The Dalit experts
Multimedia Publication >> Affirming Life and Diversity Rural Images and Voices on Food Sovereignty in South India 60 pages (book/report) + …
Andhra Pradesh extends support to SC women farmers for natural farming push
The government will use its extensive network of women’s self-help groups to encourage the transition.
Political representation of STs can lead to improved forest cover — study establishes link
Enhanced representation of ST communities helps them oppose mining and other large-scale commercial projects
Debating delivery
How effective have been the interventions by government and donor agencies in water management?
New index for measuring backwardness of states soon
Composite development index to include criteria such as health and literacy, which are not included in the present backwardness indicators
The poorest shun MGNREGA
Participation of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes in the scheme has halved in five years
Early breastfeeding practices in India: Backwardness cuts through social spectrum
Children born in Goa (75.4 per cent) had the highest rate of early breastfeeding in the country, followed by Sikkim (69.7 per cent) and Odisha (68.…
We need our slaves
India tops the list of countries with huge numbers of modern slaves. But there is little outrage or concern here over what is an everyday reality
West Bengal polls: What’s in it for Adivasis and forest dwellers?
For political parties, tribal votes matter more than including tribal concerns in their political agenda.
Plans for Andhra's scheduled castes, tribes remain on paper
No vision, no planning, no adequate allocation and utilisation of funds, says Cabinet panel report still under wraps
Classification under SC, ST categories: Recognition needs to go beyond govern-analytics
Bill extending ST status to several communities raises questions regarding the category and its applicability in contemporary times
Who are the poor?
Identifying the poor and measuring the poverty is a contentious issue. Poverty line is not a sacred line. At best, it indicates how far the …
