Champai Soren proposed the setting up of a tribal regiment, like the Jat, Punjab, Sikh and Madras Regiments during his meeting with the GOC-in-C of the Eastern Command, Sudhir Kumar Mishra reports

The impact of modern education and the fear of pain are making adolescent Adivasi girls stay away from this traditional tribal tattooing process, finds out Deepanwita Gita Niyogi

Surrounded by crocodiles-infested waters and forests full of man-eating tigers, they have nowhere to go. To them, Netas of Kolkata are as invisible as the God of the heavens. S. Shrobana hears them out. PART-2

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

Streamlined in 2018 by the then Divisional Forest Officer in Naxal-infested Narayanpur in Chhattisgarh, the initiative continues to help tribal women earn a decent livelihood. Deepanwita Gita Niyogi brings you the details

Undeterred by the ED raids at the premises of an aide of a State party leader and Minister that yielded over Rs 35 crore in cash, senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi campaigned on three ST seats in Jharkhand, just days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi did. Sudhir Kumar [...]

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

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