Scheduled Tribes

The apex court’s verdict came on an appeal filed by the legal heirs of a woman belonging to a Scheduled Tribe who sought partition of a property belonging to their maternal grandfather. The Indian Tribal reports

Life turned upside down for two Kondh Adivasis in Odisha after they lost their limb mobility while growing up, one that left them severely dejected and crestfallen. But then, something happened that turned around their lives, for the better. Niroj Ranjan Misra tells us what

Even before the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857 it was the Santhal tribals who had first sounded the bugle of revolt against British, and Zamindari, oppression with women playing a key role. June 30 is observed as Hul Diwas. The Indian Tribal brings to you its historical, cultural, [...]

Across India, tribals, especially the women, wear a lot of jewellery, and these vary in look and feel. Deepanwita Gita Niyogi writes about the nature-inspired jewellery of Baigas

Never shy of hard work, a group of eight tribals, chosen and aided by the district horticulture department, are now reaping their fruits of labour having given a shot at pomegranate farming on their wasteland two years ago. Niroj Ranjan Misra listens in to their story

The Union Tribal Affairs Minister said the objections raised by tribal communities regarding the Rs 72,000-crore contentious mega infrastructure project proposed on the Great Nicobar Island are under examination of his Ministry. The Indian Tribal reports

Marginalised tribal women in a nondescript village in Chhattisgarh’s Baloda Bazar district are much enterprising in their endeavours, finds out Deepanwita Gita Niyogi as she takes a walk around

Deepanwita Gita Niyogi gets to know how an eight-year-old initiative is helping over 100 students, mostly tribals, from villages within a radius of 15 km of the big cats’ habitat

Used to vegetable farming traditionally, several Adivasi couples in Keonjhar district hesitatingly took up strawberry farming on the insistence of ITDA. Niroj Ranjan Misra finds out whether it clicked or not

From juicy flowers bursting with flavours to drying and ending up as an intoxicating brew in bottles as liquor, Mahua’s story is deep, beyond ornamentation and intrinsic to tribal culture, writes Deepanwita Gita Niyogi