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With just Rs 260 in his bank account when he sat on the ‘hot seat’, this tribal youth went on to become a 'lakhpati' in the immensely popular quiz show hosted by superstar Amitabh Bachchan even as the studio audience gave him a standing ovation impressed by his [...]

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

A Bhumija tribal, hailing from a big carpenter family, he has been instrumental in setting up the Odisha Cartoonists’ Academy. Niroj Ranjan Misra gets to know him closely

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

With one of her Nagpuri numbers in a music video nearing the 50 million views mark on social media platforms, a 25-year-old tribal singer is creating waves in the music industry, especially, that of Jharkhand’s. Sudhir Kumar Mishra gets to know about the young tribal achiever, who, interestingly, [...]

Every year, for the past over six decades, the World Theatre Day is observed on 27th March. On this occasion, as Niroj Ranjan Misra profiles a group of tribal artistes earning accolades for its stage plays, he learns that the members are farmers, contract labourers and students who [...]

Sepoy Ganesh Hansda’s life was extinguished too soon, but his story lives on in the hearts of Jharkhand’s tribals. Sudhir Kumar Mishra meets the movie crew that intends to tell this soldier’s tale to all Indians

Hundreds of Adivasi stage performers roped in by NGOs promoting art and culture drop out of theatre after some time. Niroj Ranjan Misra tries to find out the reasons

Both of Odisha’s entries at the International Short Film Festival were awarded, leaving the directors, actors and scriptwriters beaming. Niroj Ranjan Misra watches the sensitive tribal topics picked up by the movies