Scheduled Tribes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (May 3) addressed an election meeting in the tribal hotbed of Chaibasa. Later, he also held a roadshow in State capital Ranchi. Sudhir Kumar Mishra brings in the key highlights

Started by the Gram Sabhas in 1989-90 due to a loss of greenery, the movement by tribals in Odisha’s Koraput to revive and rejuvenate the lost sylvan beauty of nearby forests got a fresh momentum with the entry of NGO FES and continues full steam to this day. [...]

In its damning revelation, the investigating agency has in its chargesheet asserted that it was the State police personnel who drove the two tribal women, who had sought refuge in their official gypsy, to a mob of around 1,000 Meiti rioters in Kangpokpi district. The Indian Tribal reports

The opposition bloc, which held its maiden rally in the tribal State of Jharkhand on Sunday, alleged the ruling BJP was out to destroy the Constitution and urged the masses to overthrow the Modi dispensation from power in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. Sudhir Kumar Mishra lists out [...]

The Kondh tribals, both young and old, worship their presiding deity during Chaitra with music, dancing and feasting. Niroj Ranjan Misra seeks to know more about the festival

The British de-notified the Sabars through the Criminal Tribes Act of 1871 accusing them of criminal activities. But subsequent legislations and amendments too were not kind to this tribal community, writes S. Shrobana PART-2

Lack of finances debarred this Santali tribal from becoming a surgeon. But as a scientist he boasts of a string of findings in marine life. Niroj Ranjan Misra gets to know the tribal achiever

With the parliamentary elections just round the corner, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi reached out to the Adivasi community promising to undo the alleged “wrongs” committed by the BJP government. The Indian Tribal reports

His monthly radio programme will not be aired for next three months, as the Prime Minister said, there is a possibility that the code of conduct might be in place in March. The Indian Tribal reports

Sandesh stands for a famous Bengali sweetmeat. Ironically, there is nothing sweet about Sandeshkhali. Instead, women of the island, mostly tribals, finally gathered courage to send out a sandesh (message) to the powers that be about their allegedly hellish experiences at the hands of a politically-protected local strongman [...]