Scheduled Tribes

The two-day film fest, a joint initiative of IIM Ranchi, Samvad and Tata Steel Foundation, seeks to present the best of tribal cinema and celebrate the rich cultural legacy and enduring strength of the Adivasi communities, The Indian Tribal reports

Not just the age, Sudhir Kumar Mishra finds out the two tribal women of Jharkhand share an almost identical journey in life, the latest being their promotion to the Indian Police Service after 37 long years when they both were first appointed as Constables for bringing laurels to [...]

The fresh paddy crop is celebrated with great cheer in the month of Shravan across large swathes of Odisha. In tribal-dominated Malkangiri though, it is celebrated with much pomp and show. Niroj Ranjan Misra tells us what the ‘Kumuda Nuakhai’ festival is all about

A day after Classes 1 to 8 reopened in the State after a gap of two months because of ethnic violence, unidentified gunmen shot dead a woman outside a school in Manipur's Imphal West district on Thursday. In Delhi, Opposition members walked out from a Parliament panel meet [...]

Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday met Dashmat Ravat, the tribal man who was urinated upon. and washed his feet at his official residence besides jointly planting a sapling, The Indian Tribal reports

A year since the Chhattisgarh government recognised the Community Forest Resource Rights (CFRR) of Gudiyapadar, a village situated inside the Kanger Valley National Park in Bastar district, Deepanwita Gita Niyogi takes a peek into a day's life of the Gond forest dwellers

Bringing some positivity among the prevailing gloom, schools reopened across Manipur on Wednesday after remaining shut for more than 2 months since ethnic clashes shattered the peace of the northeastern State. However, incidents of violence, including a mob trying to loot an armoury of the forces, continue, The [...]

BSP chief Mayawati had demanded confiscating or demolishing accused Pravesh Shukla’s property and Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had promised stringent action against him, The Indian Tribal reports

Harsh Chouhan, the head of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes, has resigned from his post eight months before his term was to end. Former Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh alleged he paid the price for his courage to oppose Government’s dilution of forest laws. But there were other [...]

Keeping the tribals out would go a long way in helping the BJP lessen opposition to the contentious law and prevent any resultant unrest even as it will consolidate its tribal votebank, The Indian Tribal reports.