From age-old pounding pits to machine-processed supply chain to modern steel carts — a novel millet mission is on the anvil to empower women, nourish communities, and redefine the food culture in India’s tribal heartland. Deepanwita Gita Niyogi gets to know the plans

Across India, tribals, especially the women, wear a lot of jewellery, and these vary in look and feel. Deepanwita Gita Niyogi writes about the nature-inspired jewellery of Baigas

Marginalised tribal women in a nondescript village in Chhattisgarh’s Baloda Bazar district are much enterprising in their endeavours, finds out Deepanwita Gita Niyogi as she takes a walk around

Constructing a Gudi (memory/deceased pillar) is a tradition in the Maria, Muria and Gond tribes of Bastar and Dantewada in Chhattisgarh. Tribal researcher Prof. Ramya sheds light on their unique practice and the different types of Gudis

Two Adivasi students from a nondescript block in Balod district of Chhattisgarh have drawn everyone’s attention with their innovative scientific model that can drive away elephants and protect crops. The Indian Tribal brings you the details

Madhya Pradesh declared Mahua liquor a heritage drink a year ago but the drink favoured by tribals hasn’t found many takers leading to a halt in its production. The Indian Tribal delves into the details

The female doctor, belonging to the Gond tribal community, has achieved a rare distinction of conducting deliveries of over 100 twin babies in just two and half years itself in Durg district hospital. Vijay Singh Thakur reports

The move is aimed at implementing the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 in tribal areas in the right earnest. A special emphasis has also been placed on vocational education. The Indian Tribal reports

Tribals, who had helped the BJP wrest power from the Congress in late 2023, had no change of heart in the Lok Sabha polls also. They ensured the BJP won all the four Scheduled Tribe (ST) reserved parliamentary constituency seats of the State. Vijay Singh Thakur reports

The 72-year-old traditional medicine practitioner, who attended school just for a day, has expressed his intention of returning the coveted award after a threat to his life from the Naxalites. The outlaws had only 6 months back brutally hacked his nephew. Vijay Singh Thakur explains the entire issue