As many as 25 seats of 288 assembly seats are reserved for the Scheduled Tribes, which account for 10 percent of the State’s population and are spread across 21 districts. The BJP-Shiv Sena-NCP combine has swept the tribal belt as it put up a stellar show overall. The [...]

The group of Adivasi legislators cutting across party lines jumped from the third floor of the Secretariat onto the safety net to protest against any move to grant ST status to the Dhangar community, which has been agitating for it. The Indian Tribal reports

With the parliamentary elections just round the corner, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi reached out to the Adivasi community promising to undo the alleged “wrongs” committed by the BJP government. The Indian Tribal reports

Inhabitants of 18 remote tribal villages in Raigad district with no basic infrastructure have written to CM Eknath Shinde urging him to take steps to avoid another Irshalwadi-type tragedy that has left 22 people dead and scores trapped in the debris of a massive landslide, The Indian Tribal [...]

This Awardee has devoted his entire life to the rehabilitation of youths gone astray through his theatre art called Zadipatti, his magic and his award-winning developmental initiatives as a sarpanch. The Indian Tribal profiles him

Giving in to the pressure from a majority of MPs of his party, former Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday announced Shiv Sena’s support to “tribal woman” Draupadi Murmu, the NDA’s presidential candidate whose support base among the Opposition camp is gradually increasing as the July 18 Presidential [...]

The Aarey forest is back in the news, as the political turmoil in Maharashtra triggers a topsy-turvy in the decision to shift the Metro car shed project. This, in turn, puts the spotlight back not only environmental aspects but also on the indigenous tribes living there. Mrittika Jain [...]