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Gaon Connection Impact: PHED draws up a plan to provide safe drinking water to villagers of Kadodiha in West Singhbhum
Kadodiha (West Singhbhum), JharkhandThe 35 tribal families living in Kadodiha village amidst the thick Sarandha forests in Jharkhand can finally breathe a sigh of relief. The villagers are soon...
Manoj Choudhary 30 Jun 2023 6:15 AM GMT
It is 2023. Branded as witches, women are still being tortured and killed in Bihar
Supaul, BiharShe had just finished cooking and was going to call her husband and son to dinner when a gang of men barged into her house. “They pulled my sari, tied my hands up and forced faeces into...
Rahul Jha and Aishwarya Tripathi 22 May 2023 11:20 AM GMT
Chhattisgarh: It’s been four years since teachers at a school for adivasi kids have received their salaries
The rustling of leaves and the chirping of birds mingle seamlessly with the sound of children’s voices and the school bell. Purple flowers bloom in abundance in the vicinity. The Abhayaran Sikshan...
Deepanwita Gita Niyogi 3 March 2023 8:26 AM GMT
Maharashtra: The 'Jeevan Shalas' Offer Education to Adivasi Children in Nandurbar
Nandurbar, MaharashtraThe rural pockets of tribal dominated Nandurbar seem caught in a time warp. They are remote, far away from motorable roads and very often have no electricity. In one of these...
Satish Malviya 2 Feb 2023 1:54 PM GMT
Madhya Pradesh: Protesting tribal farmers stop construction of Runj dam; demand compensation
Panna, Madhya PradeshThe 270-crore rupee Runj Dam project in, Ajaygarh tehsil in Panna district, Madhya Pradesh finds itself in the midst of a controversy. The Medium Irrigation Scheme with a proposed...
Arun Singh 23 Nov 2022 1:01 PM GMT
A 13-km trek carrying 30-40 kgs of firewood on their heads to earn Rs 150 – the daily life of adivasi women in Panna
Govindpura (Panna), Madhya PradeshAnyone visiting Govindpura village in the morning hours will be struck by how there are hardly any women visible there. Only men, children and perhaps a few elderly...
Arun Singh 21 Sep 2022 8:39 AM GMT
Chain Singh Bhil, an adivasi, was shot dead for 'smuggling' wood in MP. Where does the forest rights act stand? A report
Lateri (Vidisha), Madhya PradeshIndia has around 300 million forest dwellers. Thirty-year-old Chain Singh Bhil from Raipura village in Madhya Pradesh was one such forest dweller.Last month, on August...
Satish Malviya 13 Sep 2022 9:50 AM GMT
Children of the Pardhi 'hunting' tribe emerge as writers, theatre artists and Gond art painters
Bhopal, Madhya PradeshSunaina is 15-year-old and lives in Bhopal, the capital city of Madhya Pradesh. As a child, she lived in Badivir village next to a jungle in Vidisha district, and roamed around...
Satish Malviya 12 Sep 2022 11:37 AM GMT
'Words have their own burden but art is fluid'
Loneliness leads you to unexpected places. Sometimes this journey of exploration is through words at others through colours, lines and curves that lead you to self discovery and healing.When I...
Tikuli 16 May 2022 7:50 AM GMT
Reach of development amenities poorer in Adivasi villages as compared to the non-Adivasi villages of same geography: Report
The reach of 'development' amenities and facilities such as all-weather roads, telephones, educational institutions, health infrastructure, etc. are poorer in Adivasi villages as compared to the...
गाँव कनेक्शन 19 April 2022 9:21 AM GMT
Sardar Sarovar Project, the Statue of Unity and the dispossessed Adivasis
Kevadia Colony, recently made famous with the Statue of Unity, is a classic case of appropriation of adivasi lands and culture by the dominant class and castes. While the statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai...
Nandini Oza 6 April 2022 8:12 AM GMT
