Tag: The Indian Tribal

Elections come and elections go but the condition of the ‘Tiger widows’ of Bidhoba Para — Widows’ Village — in West Bengal continues to remain unchanged. S. Shrobona visits one such village

Started by the Gram Sabhas in 1989-90 due to a loss of greenery, the movement by tribals in Odisha’s Koraput to revive and rejuvenate the lost sylvan beauty of nearby forests got a fresh momentum with the entry of NGO FES and continues full steam to this day. [...]

The realisation to do something about their disappearing musical heritage led two brothers from Sikkim, Kingchum and Nimchung, to form a Lepcha folk fusion band. Neelanjana Rai listens to their story

The JMM’s first family sought to put up a united face with Hemant’s younger brother, Basant, accompanying her ‘bhabhi’ for the filing of nomination. Sudhir Kumar Mishra reports

कोंध आदिवासी लोग चैत्र मास के दौरान संगीत और नृत्य के साथ अपने भगवान की पूजा करते हैं। क्या युवा, क्या बुजुर्ग सभी इस उत्सव में उत्साह से भाग लेते हैं। खूब दावतों का दौर चलता है। निरोज रंजन मिश्र इस उत्सव पर विस्तार से प्रकाश डाल [...]

Their short films for children have not only received critics’ rave reviews and cine goers’ loud acclaim but also scores of awards at several national and international platforms. Niroj Ranjan Misra speaks to the two Directors

The Kurmis or Kudmis have been asking for Scheduled Tribe status and inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution. They claim that they were classified as a “notified tribe” during the British Raj. S. Shrobana reports. PART-2

With their rail and road blockades not yielding the desired result, the Adivasi Kurmi Samaj has decided to field its candidates in Purulia, Bankura, Midnapore and Jhargram to ruin the party of BJP and TMC. S. Shrobana digs deep into the issue in a 2-part series.  PART-1

The British de-notified the Sabars through the Criminal Tribes Act of 1871 accusing them of criminal activities. But subsequent legislations and amendments too were not kind to this tribal community, writes S. Shrobana PART-2

Even their deaths due to starvation failed to force successive Governments to effectively come to the rescue of this primitive tribe group. In a two-part series, S. Shrobana takes a closer look at the community, scattered in Purulia, Bankura and West Midnapore PART-1