The Concerned Citizens' Group has written an open letter to the NCST outlining how the Centre’s proposed mega project in the Great Nicobar Island will seriously impact the Shompen, a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group, and the southern Great Nicobarese, a Scheduled Tribe. The Indian Tribal reports

At a time when youngsters are hooked to western dance forms, this 40-year-old is a beacon of hope for Indian classical dance forms. Every Sunday, some 100 tribal girls throng her class to learn Kathak from, perhaps, its first tribal exponent, Sudhir Kumar Mishra finds out, as he [...]

A 30-year-old Kondh tribal In Odisha has overcome all odds in the last four years to drill in the benefits of immunization among his community, which resists everything alien making inroads into their society. In the ongoing World Immunisation Week (April 24-30), Niroj Ranjan Misra brings you Tarenga [...]

This is possible only if the menace is controlled in the forested areas, which are mostly inhabited by tribal communities. The Indian Tribal tells you why, in its special report to mark the World Malaria Day (April 25)

Tribal youngsters can sometimes be seen running about energetically in a traditional game in several parts of Odisha. The game used to be played similarly in neighbouring Jharkhand but it has now seemingly gone extinct, finds out Niroj Ranjan Misra

A week after the rail and road blockade was suspended, an uneasy calm prevails at Khemasuli – the hotbed of Kurmis’ agitation for Scheduled Tribe (ST) quota in the State – even as the prospect of a renewed agitation is not being ruled out, The Indian Tribal reports

As we mark the World Heritage Day (April 18), Sudhir Kumar Mishra seeks to find out the present status of the State's bid to secure the World Heritage Site status for the Chokahatu megaliths

Four tribal girls, all all-rounders, from the State have made it to the first-ever Indian women’s cricket team for the blind and the team will be the first to compete in a T20 Bilateral Series for Blind. Niroj Ranjan Misra traces their journey as the quartet is set [...]

With the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes also seeking an Action Taken Report, the Bengal police arrested two Trinamool functionaries a full one week after the incident and invoked provisions of SC/ST Act against them, The Indian Tribal reports

With over three decades of hardcore grassroots experience working among the tribal community, Harsh Chouhan, the Chairperson of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes, is trying to ensure the Constitutional body serves its purpose like never before. Founder-Editor M. Madhusudan caught up with him to know more about [...]