When Jhili Birua smashes audio balls for fours and sixes, it’s difficult not to be exhilarated. Niroj Ranjan Misra profiles the prodigy whose quiet persona is in contrast to her fiery game on the cricket field

A unique art in Odisha has woven its way through tribals and non-tribals as one has taught the other. Niroj Ranjan Misra explores the selfless flow of the craft

What began as a human sacrifice to appease mother earth has now mutated to podha (buffalo) sacrifice. Niroj Ranjan Misra learns the story of Jhagadi

What started with about two dozen women is now close to a flourishing cottage industry for Kondh tribal women. Niroj Ranjan Misra admires the variety of designs carved out by this Odisha cooperative group

A concerted effort, aided with a Rs 40-lakh Unicef funding, is underway to make up for the pandemic-led gap in the schooling of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group children in Odisha, reports Niroj Ranjan Misra

A small pocket of Kondh tribals in Odisha still believe in the spell of the dream tiger that can destroy families for enmity. Niroj Ranjan Misra hears the sinister story from the villagers

This Koya youth may have run off the track fields, but he is hitting the bull’s eye with his archery. Niroj Ranjan Misra looks on

The official attendant of Kamala Pujari deposed before the Jeypore sub-collector even as the social worker in the eye of the storm for forcing the tribal septuagenarian to dance with her presented her case in writing without making a personal appearance. The Indian Tribal reports

ओडिशा के आदिवासी गांवों में महिलाएं अब आर्थिक मदद के लिए किसी का मुंह नहीं ताकतीं। वे व्यवस्थित तरीके से गरीबी और प्राकृतिक आपदाओं व साहूकारी से लड़ रही हैं, बता रहे हैं नीरोज रंजन मिश्रा

Odisha’s Paraja tribal community has called for action against a social worker after a video of her forcing a sick Padma Shri awardee Kamala Pujari to dance in the ICU of a government hospital in Cuttack went viral. The Indian Tribal reports