Vishnu Vardhan

What Connects Ladakh’s Dard Aryans to Alexander the Great? The Answer Will Fascinate You! With just under 4000 of them left in the world, they have long been famous for their distinctive tall and sharp physical features. A unique history of a unique people. Nearly 200 km from Leh, on either side of the Indus

Inspired By Dad, Woman Braves Threats to Help 1400 Adivasi Families Get Land Rights Madhya Pradesh-based Shabnam Shah’s efforts against the illegal encroachment of tribal lands recently bagged her an award from the Women’s World Summit Foundation It was only when Shabnam Shah turned 18 that she suddenly understood the problem of illegal land grabbing

How to Save Forest Culture? ‘Silent’ Battle by Odisha’s Kondhs is The Right Lesson Accustomed to consuming nearly 275 varieties of wild fruits, vegetables and herbs from the jungles, the Kondhs were suddenly instructed to practice monoculture and forget their culture. Here is how they stood firm.One of the main problems with the common development

IAS Officer Transforms Ramshackle Building Into Training Centre For Tribal Students “When we think of development, we see giant buildings as a marker for progress. But, after coming here, I realised that there is great value in conservation, being sustainable and having an equal society”, says #IAS officer Manuj Jindal. Deep into the thick, dense

The Brave Lady Who Fought Against All Odds To Get Forest Rights For Her Tribal Community From getting an officer suspended for taking bribe to making her people aware of the forest and land rights, Anna is bringing a positive change in her little community in Odisha. She is an inspiration for thousands of tribal

How The Bhil Tribe Is Moving From Starvation To Progress Through Entrepreneurship One of the most ignored communities in the country, here’s how the Bhils, a tribal community spread across Central and Western India, are gradually moving towards a better life with a little help from NGOs and micro loans. From growing vegetables and earning

Tribals come together to protect soil biodiversity Villagers take a pledge to preserve farmland, water and indigenous seeds Tribals in the villages of southern Rajasthan, who utilised their indigenous agricultural practices to survive during the COVID-19 pandemic, have come together to protect soil biodiversity during an agriculture and tribal sovereignty campaign launched through 27 ‘Swaraj