Tag: Tribals

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to launch a mission to eliminate Sickle Cell Anaemia by 2047 from Shahdol in Madhya Pradesh on June 27. On World Sickle Cell Day (June 19), Union Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda details his Ministry’s action plan to tackle the menace that [...]

महिलाओं और बच्चों के सामाजिक विकास के क्षेत्र में उत्कृष्ट कार्य करने वाली एनके केनी नागालैंड में सैकड़ों अनाथ बच्चों और महिलाओं के लिए आशा की नई किरण बन गई हैं। बता रहीं हैं प्रोयाशी बरुआ

A Mass Communication teacher is ready with a first-of-its-kind ethnographic film on the Bathudi tribe, whose members claim themselves to be descendants of Balram and Subhadra (siblings of Lord Krishna). Options of its release on an OTT platform too are being explored, Sudhir Kumar Mishra reports

A group of present and former employees of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited morphs into a band of tribals to portray on stage the simple indigenous lifestyle fraught with taboos and traditions. Niroj Ranjan Misra gets to know them

When evening draws in, they flock to this site to sink in the discourses and discussions on holy Bhagawata, the literary magnum opus penned by Atibadi Jagannath Das, one among Panchasakha, five saint-litterateurs of medieval Odisha, finds out Niroj Ranjan Misra

Initially reluctant and resistant to give up the traditional way of home deliveries, Kondhs in Nawarangpur in Odisha have finally taken to the institutional delivery mechanism for pregnant women, Niroj Ranjan Misra reports

On 5th May, every year, the State celebrates its indigenous cultural icon for his pivotal contribution to the evolution of Santhali language through the creation of the Ol-Chiki script. Sandip Kumar Bal takes a look at how his legacy is being carried forward in Odisha

At a time when youngsters are hooked to western dance forms, this 40-year-old is a beacon of hope for Indian classical dance forms. Every Sunday, some 100 tribal girls throng her class to learn Kathak from, perhaps, its first tribal exponent, Sudhir Kumar Mishra finds out, as he [...]

With over three decades of hardcore grassroots experience working among the tribal community, Harsh Chouhan, the Chairperson of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes, is trying to ensure the Constitutional body serves its purpose like never before. Founder-Editor M. Madhusudan caught up with him to know more about [...]

They could be India's weapon to fight against food insecurity, malnutrition and poverty in tribal areas, according to a study by an international team of researchers. The Indian Tribal delves into its details