Endangered species

Relatively better off than their brethren in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha , the adivasis of Assam , who constitute the tea labourer community, have so far remained out of the influence of Maoists. The Maoists, instead, have recruited youths, ...

Newspaper vendor who cracked the IIM entrance says he is no longer afraid to speak of his Adivasi roots As this story goes to print, N. Shiva Kumar is already a national celebrity. The newspaper boy who cracked the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) ...

GUWAHATI, May 18 - Congress has named Santiuse Kujur, a popular youth leader of the Adivasi community, as its nominee for the second seat of the Rajya Sabha, while the AIUDF has nominated Aminul Islam. Elections to both the Rajya Sabha seats, being vacated by ...

The standoff between the local people and the group of adivasis, dalits and other backward community members, who are undertaking an agitation for land in Arippa is claimed to have eased following an all-party meeting held by District Collector P G ...

Frequent reports on deaths of children and adults due to malnutrition, poverty and diseases in Adivasi colonies are shaking the conscience of Kerala even as the Congress-led UDF Government is entering its third year in office with CM Oommen Chandy ...

In the beginning there was no land. Everything was under water Thakur Jiv, the Supreme Being was present. As were the Bongas The Bongas asked for Thakur Jivs blessing to create human beings If it so be desired, we will create them We Come from the Geese, an ...

Madhuri Krishnaswamy, leader of Jagrit Adivasi Dalit Sangathan (JADS) which works for health and labour rights in south-western Madhya Pradesh, was remanded in judicial custody for a fortnight on Thursday. Ms. Krishnaswamy, popularly called Madhuri Ben, and ...

The discontent and dissatisfaction of Adivasis with the non-progressive Odisha government is clearly evident from the resignation en masse of panchayati raj representatives in Malkangiri (...

Tigga (37) had been a jawan with the 969 Railway Engineer Regiment of the Territorial Army and posted as a points-man at Chalsa station in the district.