Being Adivasi: Existence, Entitlements, Exclusion, edited by Abhay Xaxa and Ganesh Devy, contains 11 essays on various themes ranging from constitutional and legal measures from “the Adivasi question” ...

As G.N. Devy, the editor of Being Adivasi with the late Abhay Xaxa, shares in his introduction: ‘I would like to hope that it is received not just as a publication or academic exercise but as a ...

Odisha finds itself at a remarkable point in its political journey. For the first time, a slew of Adivasi leaders from the state have occupied commanding positions in state and national politics, ...

Five years after the Forest Rights Act (FRA) was passed in 2006, India’s first village secured community forest rights. That village, Mendha Lekha, quickly built a thriving, resilient local economy on ...

The much-delayed gazette notification for the Census which is to be held in 2027, has been rightly criticised for a lack of clarity on the promised caste enumeration. But there is hardly any ...

In 2017, Korchi taluka in Gadchiroli district of Vidarbha in Maharashtra was gearing up for the Raavan dahan event on Dussehra. It was to be a regular evening with the effigy of the demon king going ...

Words are politically weighted, and an example of that is playing out between the BJP and the Congress’ war over just how to refer to India’s tribal communities, as “Adivasi” (original inhabitants) ...

On February 4, while addressing the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Vijay Sankalp Rally in Deoghar, Jharkhand, Union Home Minister Amit Shah accused the state chief minister Hemant Soren of “turning a ...

We wanted to tell a story in a format that transcends age and the barriers of literacy. As a news reporter, I investigated policies to address malnutrition and anaemia through artificially fortifying ...

From reaching the household of popular figures like Farah Khan, Bharti Singh, and Elvish Yadav, let’s create this Adivasi hair growth oil at home. (Image Credits: Pinterest) How to make it?Step 1: ...

Adivasi Mela in April! In a deviation from the cultural calendar Odisha government hosted Adivasi Mela at Exhibition Ground in Bhubaneswar on Saturday. Adivasi Mela this year has also coincided with ...