Like many countries in the developing world, Bangladesh too faces mounting pressure on its natural resources, including its lands and forests against the backdrop of a booming population. This ...

Five years after the Forest Rights Act (FRA) was passed in 2006, India’s first village secured community forest rights. That village, Mendha Lekha, quickly built a thriving, resilient local economy on ...

The construction of the ‘adivasi’ community can be seen as a political act, which attempted to provide an alternative discourse to counter the paternalistic ideology of the State, which used the term, ...

Das alleged that the state government was showing “lollipops” to Adivasi communities in the name of PESA while diluting their constitutionally guaranteed rights.

Rethinking Tribe in Indian Context: Realities, Issues and Challenges edited by Bidhan Kanti Das and Rajat Kanti Das, Jaipur: Rawat Publications; pp xiv + 230, ₹895. Adivasis in India: Resources, ...

On January 31, when the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) arrested former Jharkhand chief minister (CM) Hemant Soren—after a brief period of the alleged rumour that he has gone ‘missing’—political ...

While CM Soren announces a panel to identify the victims of 1948 massacre, Kharsawan is not just a historical tragedy for ...

Nestled in the remote forested hills of Odisha’s Malkangiri district, Bondaghati is home to the Bonda tribe, one of the 13 particularly vulnerable tribal groups in the state. Some 12,321 Bonda people ...

BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday inaugurated the annual Adivasi Mela in the city. He went around the art and culture section of the exhibition after declaring it open. Showcasing ...

In the 2019 General Elections and the regional elections held subsequently, the BJP managed to put up a strong performance in the Adivasi-reserved seats and influence the Adivasi voters. With voting ...

The 15-day annual tribal fair or 'Adivasi Mela' commenced on Tuesday at Bhubaneswar's Adivasi Exhibition Ground. The fair will remain open for the public from 11 am to 7 pm every day till February 9.