Scheduled Tribes

What’s better for children than to be allowed to run free in a field and jump small obstacles? Niroj Ranjan Misra watches a typical post-harvest pursuit of tribal youngsters in villages of Odisha

Caught between tribal emotions and Kurmi sentiments, all the political parties — from the Left to the BJP to the Trinamool Congress —are finding themselves in a tight corner in the ongoing elections in this part of Jangalmahal in West Bengal. S. Shrobana reports

These are worrying signs indicating that normalcy is far from making any early return to the troubled ethnic strife-torn northeastern State, more than a year since the clashes between the Kukis and Meiteis first started. The Indian Tribal reports

A 38-year-old former Maoist, once carrying a combined reward of Rs 13 lakh on his head in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, and an AK-47, has cleared the Class 10 examination, earning all-round applause. Vijay Singh Thakur reports

In contrast to its neighbour Chhattisgarh, the six Scheduled Tribes (ST) reserved parliamentary constituencies of Madhya Pradesh recorded a lower polling turnout in the four-phased 2024 general elections compared to 2019. Vijay Singh Thakur reports

Though the apex court agreed to list the matter of the former Jharkhand CM’s challenge to his arrest by the ED on May 17, it expressed doubts about being able to hear it. It also rejected his plea of an interim bail like that given to the Delhi [...]

Streamlined in 2018 by the then Divisional Forest Officer in Naxal-infested Narayanpur in Chhattisgarh, the initiative continues to help tribal women earn a decent livelihood. Deepanwita Gita Niyogi brings you the details

Just six months ago, Adivasis helped the BJP storm back to power in the State. Will their higher turnout help BJP achieve its target of winning all the 11 Lok Sabha seats? After all, the party had been bagging the lion’s share since 2004. Vijay Singh Thakur reports

Undeterred by the ED raids at the premises of an aide of a State party leader and Minister that yielded over Rs 35 crore in cash, senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi campaigned on three ST seats in Jharkhand, just days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi did. Sudhir Kumar [...]

This 44-year-old Gond Adivasi mother of two has been putting her life on the line of duty in her relentless crusade in the dense forests of Burhanpur in Madhya Pradesh. Deepanwita Gita Niyogi takes a peek into the life of the fearless hero