Tribal sub plans fail under Modi regime; Adivasis deprived of benefits in last five years

Tribal sub plans fail under Modi regime; Adivasis deprived of benefits in last five years Among the objectives of the Tribal Sub Plan has been to look after the basic needs of the tribals. The records show that the money was spent, but never to serve the needs of the targeted masses. Each of government […]

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The Alienation of Adivasis From Our Identity, or How I Unlearned My Hinduisation 

The Alienation of Adivasis From Our Identity, or How I Unlearned My Hinduisation 

The Alienation of Adivasis From Our Identity, or How I Unlearned My Hinduisation      Under the pretext of education, many Adivasis are taught that their culture, customs, language and habits are ‘inferior’. New Delhi: Gondi, one of the most ancient languages of India, is on the verge of becoming extinct. This is despite the

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Telangana: 80 Koya tribal families evicted from their fields for plantation drive

Telangana: 80 Koya tribal families evicted from their fields for plantation drive

Telangana: 80 Koya tribal families evicted from their fields for plantation drive The forced displacement of tribals will not only cause loss of livelihood and social distress, it would also adversely impact ecosystem restoration, activists have warned Farmers of the Koya tribe of Satyaranarayanam of Ganugapadu in Bhadradri Khotagudem district of Telangana have complained that

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COVID19 lockdown An hour of crisis for India’s DNT communities

COVID-19 lockdown: An hour of crisis for India’s DNT communities

COVID-19 lockdown: An hour of crisis for India’s DNT communities The scarcity of essential facilities and lack of any rehabilitation measures might affect the lives of the DNTs even more than COVID-19 “Every state, every district, every lane, every village will be under lockdown,” said India’s prime minister and ordered all 1.3 billion people in

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Agro biodiversity Initiatives Open Tribal Women’s Horizons

Agro biodiversity Initiatives Open Tribal Women’s Horizons

Agro biodiversity Initiatives Open Tribal Women’s Horizons Kaliamma Nanjan, 70, sings as she cuts through her farm in Kerala’s Western Ghats. She deftly navigates the slopes of Attappady in Palakkad district with the gravity-defying dexterity of a mountain goat. Her silver-grey hair and bright saree vanish as she enters her mosaic-like 3.5-acre farm — her

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