Scheduled Tribes

Do you know why three branches of the Karma or Karam tree (Nauclea Parvifolia) are planted in the soil of courtyards or in the village akhra, the community centre? The Indian Tribal gives you all such details

With just Rs 260 in his bank account when he sat on the ‘hot seat’, this tribal youth went on to become a 'lakhpati' in the immensely popular quiz show hosted by superstar Amitabh Bachchan even as the studio audience gave him a standing ovation impressed by his [...]

Once themselves being hunted by the police, the two are now not just part of the Chhattisgarh police force but also actively take part in operations against their erstwhile banned outfit. They even play key roles in getting other top Naxalites to surrender. Vijay Singh Thakur caught up [...]

Ahead of Assembly elections in the State, the HC order has come as a shot in the arm for the BJP which has been citing the ‘alarming’ decline in tribal population in the Santhal Pargana region and targeting the JMM-led Government for “inaction”. Sudhir Kumar Mishra

The premier institute’s Centre for Nano Science and Engineering will provide basic and advanced training to the tribal students in semiconductor technology over the next three years. The Indian Tribal reports

What is the Day officially called? Where was the decision to celebrate the Day taken? Why was the decision taken? Do you know why the Day is observed on August 9 every year? The Indian Tribal brings you the answers to all such queries about the special day

The Government of Jharkhand, which observes August 9 as a State holiday to commemorate the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, holds special two-day celebrations to mark the occasion. Sudhir Kumar Mishra reports

Currently, no seat in the 40-member Goa assembly is reserved for the Scheduled Tribe community while one seat is reserved for the Scheduled Castes. The Indian Tribal reports

The female doctor, belonging to the Gond tribal community, has achieved a rare distinction of conducting deliveries of over 100 twin babies in just two and half years itself in Durg district hospital. Vijay Singh Thakur reports

The new dispensation of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi recently announced the special initiative of doling out pocket money to Scheduled Tribe students to dissuade them from dropping out of school. Sandip Kumar Bal reports