Achievers

Dangi Soren, a Santhal tribal, has been recently appointed an Assistant Professor to teach Sanskrit in Jharkhand’s Kolhan University. Sudhir Kumar Mishra learns her story

As a Jharkhand Rajya Grameen Bank representative, Gayatri Devi was a rock for the villagers of Khunti during the pandemic lockdown, finds out Sudhir Kumar Mishra

From Jharwood to Bollywood, tribal girl Barsha Ritu Lakra from Jharkhand is doing her State proud and making a name for herself, bringing as much joy as the eponymous season, writes Sudhir Kumar Mishra

Magdali Horo inspires hundreds of women across Jharkhand to ignite the entrepreneurial spark inside themselves – just as she has done, reports Sudhir Kumar Mishra

Wushu international silver medallist Abida Akhtar has done India and J&K proud. Mohit Kandhari profiles the gritty sportswoman, awarded the UT’s first Tribal Award for “outstanding contribution and achievement” in the field of sports

A survivor herself, Ralte Lalramengzami has been instrumental in building an ecosystem of care and hope for cancer patients in Mizoram, which has one of the highest cancer incidences in the Northeast, writes Proyashi Barua

Rameshwar Oraon’s life story is the perfect example of the benefits of education and how determination can achieve anything. Sudhir Kumar Mishra talks to the Finance Minister of Jharkhand about his personal life

Named for the Jammu and Kashmir Government’s Tribal Award, 2021, in Literature, Dr. Javaid Rahi wears innumerable hats — Gojri scholar and tribal activist, poet and historian, to name a few. Mohit Kandhari delves into his two decades of work that has spotlit J&K’s Gujjar tribals

A tribal sanitary worker in Chhattisgarh has earned respect for herself, her team and her town through her work. Abhijat Shukla meets the woman warrior

It’s tough to hold back a gypsy from J&K's Rajouri from travelling, but their children need to study too. A determined teacher shows Mohit Kandhari how