Scheduled Tribes

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 [...]

By and large, a run of the mill, inconspicuous, semi-urban administrative block of West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district, the tribal-dominated region hit the national headlines in two tranches, and has kept the political cauldron boiling. S. Shrobana digs deep into the burning issue in a two-part series. [...]

President Droupadi Murmu will visit Medaram on February 23. Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan and Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy will also attend the fair the same day. What is so special about this fair? The Indian Tribal brings you all the details

The Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum (ITLF) said the two officers heading the tribal-dominated Churachandpur have risked their lives to return and are now responsible for their own safety and security. The Indian Tribal reports

The apex body of tribals in Manipur termed the suspension of the head constable by the SP, which led the hostile mob to attack his office, as unfair, demanded its immediate revocation and set a deadline of 24 hours for him to leave the tribal-dominated district. The Indian [...]

The apex court has made two very basic queries from the Government while hearing a PIL that has pleaded for striking down the “unconstitutional” law. The Indian Tribal reports