This Tribal Language Just Became India’s First to Have Wikipedia Edition in Own Script! Spoken by over 6.4 million people in the states of Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha and Assam, efforts to bring Santhali to the mainstream were going on, even before the Wikipedia page went live. Santhali (Santali), a tribal language primarily spoken in […]

This Simple Step has Helped a Tribal Hamlet Ensure a Continuous Water Supply For Summer These villagers have come up with a simple solution to keep their only source of water recharged to ensure there is a continuous supply through the scorching summers. As the summer temperatures soar and arid tribal hamlets across the country

Couple Give Up Corporate Jobs, Found Award Winning Company to Empower Tribals  With the vision to empower the rural communities in India, the couple started the NEEV trust (New Education and Environmental Vision) in 2006 in a village in Jharkhand. Two years into their corporate career, engineering graduates, Anurag and Shikha Jain, decided to quit

IFS Officer’s Leak-Proof, Copper-Lined Bamboo Bottles are Great to Replace Plastic The best part? You could help families in Tripura earn a living when you purchase this plastic-free alternative. Find out how. Eight months ago, Indian Forest Services officer Prasada Rao undertook an initiative to help the tribal communities in Tripura use the locally-available resources

Kerala’s Out-Of-The-Box Solution for Tribal Literacy May Be Just What It Needs! Instead of state-commissioned teachers, the new literacy drive will train the ‘preraks’ from these regions, who can take the learning to their own settlements and educate their community. Despite the fact that many welfare initiatives for tribals have been being passed in the

How One Woman Left Everything to Stop Tribal Girls From Being Trafficked in Jharkhand! Returning to Delhi, she decided to quit her corporate job and luxurious life to visit tribal areas of India in an attempt to understand the extent of trafficking and empower tribal girls and women. Five years ago, Rashmi Tiwari recalls entering

For 2,000 Years, the Irulas of Masinagudi Have Been Perfect Examples of How to Adapt to the Times Travelling to spot wildlife in the forests of Masinagudi turned into a unique experience for a writer when he stumbled upon a settlement of the Irula tribe. Serendipity is one word to describe my experience. I stumbled

For 19 Years, Lone Doctor Braves Wild Animals & Dense Forests to Treat The Needy “At 2 am we received a phone call about a young girl in labour. It was really dark at night and there was absolutely no way to reach there in time. But Vincent was determined to save the girl and

How Solar Energy Is Fuelling Tribal Women’s Dreams of Becoming Entrepreneurs An organisation is trying to empower women in rural Jharkhand by encouraging them to set up small-scale rice hulling enterprises. The tribal village of Pasanga in the Phori Panchayat area of Jharkhand’s Gumla District is home to 144 households. A representative of thousands of

The Nature-Loving Tribe That Fought To Save Their Sacred Peak & Succeeded!  The Dongrias have been known for their eco- friendly agriculture-based lifestyle. But now they are slowly dying. Ritayan Mukherjee, a photographer, reports. When I first heard about the Dongrias, it was way back in 2013. Their successful fight against a UK-based mining giant