Achievers

Both Bhil women have transformed personal struggles into community leadership, setting an example of lasting change in tribal society. Vikas Meshram explains how when women move forward, the entire community becomes empowered. PART-3

Challenging the deeply rooted traditions of child marriage and untouchability in Rajasthan’s Bhil tribal community, this Anganwadi worker has become a guardian of education, nutrition, and dignity for girls. Vikas Meshram reports. PART-2

In the hill-dominated, Bhil-majority villages of Banswara district, generations have lived under the burden of water scarcity, lack of employment, limited education, and rigid social traditions. Yet amid these challenges, four tribal women have emerged—not only transforming their own lives but becoming powerful sources of inspiration for their [...]

Low wages and lack of toilets make menstruation a monthly health crisis for tea garden workers. But this Oraon engineer-cum-dancer’s grassroots effort is improving health outcomes for female workers long ignored by the system, Deepanwita Gita Niyogi discovers

This Dhurua tribal is using organic farming and folk songs to preserve indigenous rice and train thousands of other farmers. His journey is rooted in the belief that seeds, soil and songs can together secure the future. Niroj Ranjan Misra finds out more about the man on a [...]

An Olympics gold medallist, a constitutionalist and a fierce tribal voice, he lived many lives in one. On his birth anniversary (January 3), The Indian Tribal sheds some light on his highly accomplished life’s journey

A mission for survival turned into a remarkable agripreneurship journey for a Saora tribal. Today, his scientific methods and community mentorship are reshaping farming practices in his block, and fetching him awards, says Niroj Ranjan Misra

Mayurbhanj

What started as a child’s curiosity with a paintbrush in a small tribal town of Udala has now transformed into a professional journey spanning over 200 projects nationwide. From Bhojpuri television sets to Odiya cultural festivals, he has redefined tribal artistry for [...]

Never shy of hard work, a group of eight tribals, chosen and aided by the district horticulture department, are now reaping their fruits of labour having given a shot at pomegranate farming on their wasteland two years ago. Niroj Ranjan Misra listens in to their story

Thrust into the hustle-bustle of politics due to circumstances, she is putting her experiences gained in the corporate world to good use as the State Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Cooperative Minister. Sudhir Kumaar Mishra sheds some more light on her on this International Women’s Day