The officials were summoned following a complaint of misconduct filed against them by BJP MP Sukanta Majumdar, who was injured in a clash with police personnel after being stopped from going to Sandeshkhali, where tribal women have complained of excesses by local Trinamool Congress leaders. The Indian Tribal [...]

Apprehensions about large scale violence and loss of lives in the rural polls in the State turned true amid bomb explosions, stone pelting, arson, ballot boxes loot and booth capturing, The Indian Tribal reports

With the rural polls announced, political parties in the State are having to do a fine balancing act between Kurmis, firm on their demand for a ST status, and the Adivasis, who reiterated their strong opposition to any such move with a 12-hour State bandh, Munu Chatterjee reports

A week after the rail and road blockade was suspended, an uneasy calm prevails at Khemasuli – the hotbed of Kurmis’ agitation for Scheduled Tribe (ST) quota in the State – even as the prospect of a renewed agitation is not being ruled out, The Indian Tribal reports

With the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes also seeking an Action Taken Report, the Bengal police arrested two Trinamool functionaries a full one week after the incident and invoked provisions of SC/ST Act against them, The Indian Tribal reports

Seeking a national footprint, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has sought to turn the tables on the Centre and reach out to the tribal community with a motion in the Assembly to recognize Sari and Sarna as separate religions. But has the move clicked with the tribals? [...]

Rail and road traffic was affected in several parts in eastern India as the Adivasi Sengel Abhiyan, headed by former BJP MP Salkhan Murmu, effected a blockade in five States to demand, among others, claim to Parasnath Hills in Giridih district of Jharkhand and implementation of the Sarna [...]

He studied only till Class 10 and regrets not being able to attend college or university. Yet, his outstanding work in preserving and promoting his Toto language has earned him the country’s fourth highest civilian award, that too, in the Literature and Education category. Shrobana digs into his [...]

Eulogising the virtues of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ at a G-20 grouping huddle, Union Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda has said that India’s vision is to work together to shape a new paradigm of human-centric globalisation where no one will remain behind, The Indian Tribal reports.

In West Bengal’s Jangalmahal or neighbouring Odisha’s Mayurbhanj, indigenous non-vegetarian delicacies — the Laato Jel and the Laad — form an integral part of community feasts and get-togethers of tribals, particularly, Santhals, find out S Shrobana and Niroj Ranjan Misra