Sailodi is a singing-dancing game that unmarried girls indulge in during the winter in some tribal-dominated villages in this eastern State. Niroj Ranjan Misra gets to know more about it

बच्चों पर आधारित उनकी लघु फिल्में न केवल समीक्षकों और सिने प्रेमियों द्वारा सराही गईं, बल्कि राष्ट्रीय और अंतरराष्ट्रीय मंचों पर भी इन्होंने कई पुरस्कार बटोरे। इन सथाली फिल्मों के दोनों प्रतिभाशाली निर्देशकों से बात की निरोज रंजन मिश्र ने

What’s better for children than to be allowed to run free in a field and jump small obstacles? Niroj Ranjan Misra watches a typical post-harvest pursuit of tribal youngsters in villages of Odisha

Started by the Gram Sabhas in 1989-90 due to a loss of greenery, the movement by tribals in Odisha’s Koraput to revive and rejuvenate the lost sylvan beauty of nearby forests got a fresh momentum with the entry of NGO FES and continues full steam to this day. [...]

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 Kondh tribals, both young and old, worship their presiding deity during Chaitra with music, dancing and feasting. Niroj Ranjan Misra seeks to know more about the festival

Bibhuti Barik writes about the State’s first Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) that will start its new socio-economic and cultural journey following the grant of the rights. In India, they are the fourth PVTG community to be granted such a right

Born to a labourer couple, poverty and failures did not deter this Baripada tribal from pursuing his zeal for art. Niroj Ranjan Misra tells us how the untiring efforts are now bearing fruits for the artist from Odisha

Christened after first tribal President of India, ‘Melanochlamys Droupadi’ was spotted at the coastal stretch between Odisha and West Bengal. Niroj Ranjan Misra reports

Having earned laurels in Wushu, Kickboxing and Thai Boxing, the 17-year-old Bhuyan boy is now focused on the Indonesian Pencak Silat to carve a niche for himself in the international arena. Niroj Ranjan Misra speaks to him