कुड़ुख भाषा को गीतों में बुनकर बचा रहीं दो आदिवासी बहनें
कुड़ुख भाषा को गीतों में बुनकर बचा रहीं दो आदिवासी बहनें

By Divendra Singh

दो आदिवासी बहनें जब मंच पर गाती हैं, तो उनकी आवाज़ सिर्फ संगीत नहीं, संस्कृति की पुकार बन जाती है। उनके गीत पूरे आदिवासी समाज से पूछते हैं कि क्या हम अपनी जड़ों, अपनी पहचान और अपनी कुड़ुख भाषा से दूर जाते जा रहे हैं?

दो आदिवासी बहनें जब मंच पर गाती हैं, तो उनकी आवाज़ सिर्फ संगीत नहीं, संस्कृति की पुकार बन जाती है। उनके गीत पूरे आदिवासी समाज से पूछते हैं कि क्या हम अपनी जड़ों, अपनी पहचान और अपनी कुड़ुख भाषा से दूर जाते जा रहे हैं?

Reach of development amenities poorer in Adivasi villages as compared to the non-Adivasi villages of same geography: Report
Reach of development amenities poorer in Adivasi villages as compared to the non-Adivasi villages of same geography: Report

By गाँव कनेक्शन

The State of Adivasi Livelihoods Report 2021, released by a Delhi-based non-profit, revealed that tribal villages are deprived of public services that are available to non-Adivasi villages in the same region. Details here.

The State of Adivasi Livelihoods Report 2021, released by a Delhi-based non-profit, revealed that tribal villages are deprived of public services that are available to non-Adivasi villages in the same region. Details here.

Rich lands and poor Adivasis – how to address this inherent contradiction in tribal areas
Rich lands and poor Adivasis – how to address this inherent contradiction in tribal areas

By Dibyendu Chaudhuri

Programmes and schemes for tribal communities need to align with their values of togetherness, living in harmony with nature and non-exploitative livelihood practices. That is the only way to ensure the challenges being faced by the Adivasis are addressed without compromising the Adivasi way of living.

Programmes and schemes for tribal communities need to align with their values of togetherness, living in harmony with nature and non-exploitative livelihood practices. That is the only way to ensure the challenges being faced by the Adivasis are addressed without compromising the Adivasi way of living.

Digital Divide: Adivasi Women are Most Disadvantaged
Digital Divide: Adivasi Women are Most Disadvantaged

By Parijat Ghosh

According to data collected from a sample of 4,994 households from 284 villages in 53 Integrated Tribal Development Programme blocks, the Adivasi regions in Jharkhand and Odisha show much lower access to mobile networks than the national average. The tribal women in these regions are the most disadvantaged.

According to data collected from a sample of 4,994 households from 284 villages in 53 Integrated Tribal Development Programme blocks, the Adivasi regions in Jharkhand and Odisha show much lower access to mobile networks than the national average. The tribal women in these regions are the most disadvantaged.

The camera becomes an agent of change in adivasi communities of central India
The camera becomes an agent of change in adivasi communities of central India

By Satish Malviya

On July 16 and 17, at the Green Hub Central India Mahotsav held in Bhopal, documentaries made by adivasi youth from Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Jharkhand were screened. The programme marked the successful culmination of a 10-month residential training to 17 young tribals who were taught the nuts and bolts of documentary-making and encouraged to make films around their lives.

On July 16 and 17, at the Green Hub Central India Mahotsav held in Bhopal, documentaries made by adivasi youth from Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Jharkhand were screened. The programme marked the successful culmination of a 10-month residential training to 17 young tribals who were taught the nuts and bolts of documentary-making and encouraged to make films around their lives.

Sardar Sarovar Project, the Statue of Unity and the dispossessed Adivasis
Sardar Sarovar Project, the Statue of Unity and the dispossessed Adivasis

By Nandini Oza

The tribal people of six villages who lost their lands in 1961 for the Sardar Sarovar Dam's colony, the Kevadia Colony, still await rehabilitation, 60 years on.

The tribal people of six villages who lost their lands in 1961 for the Sardar Sarovar Dam's colony, the Kevadia Colony, still await rehabilitation, 60 years on.

A non-profit helps displaced Baiga adivasis from the Kanha National Park, find stability
A non-profit helps displaced Baiga adivasis from the Kanha National Park, find stability

By Satish Malviya

Displaced from their forest homes inside the Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh, tribal inhabitants struggled for years to find a place to call their own. A group of 32 Baiga tribe families now live in Chichrangpur village in the buffer zone where a non-profit is training them in farming and other means of livelihood.

Displaced from their forest homes inside the Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh, tribal inhabitants struggled for years to find a place to call their own. A group of 32 Baiga tribe families now live in Chichrangpur village in the buffer zone where a non-profit is training them in farming and other means of livelihood.

Dried flowers, fire, and merry making mark the Holi of Adivasis in Chhattisgarh
Dried flowers, fire, and merry making mark the Holi of Adivasis in Chhattisgarh

By गाँव कनेक्शन

To mark the advent of spring and Holi, tribal communities in Chhattisgarh joyfully welcome spring with colours they have made from palash flowers in the age-old tradition.

To mark the advent of spring and Holi, tribal communities in Chhattisgarh joyfully welcome spring with colours they have made from palash flowers in the age-old tradition.

Nandurbar’s Adivasi Fishers in Deep Water
Nandurbar’s Adivasi Fishers in Deep Water

By Satish Malviya

They lost their land to the Sardar Sarovar Dam and now the Bhil adivasi fisherfolk of the predominantly tribal district Nandurbar in north Maharashtra are struggling with a decline in fish catch in the dam’s reservoir. Despite the introduction of cage aquaculture to enhance fishers’ livelihoods, their woes are far from over.

They lost their land to the Sardar Sarovar Dam and now the Bhil adivasi fisherfolk of the predominantly tribal district Nandurbar in north Maharashtra are struggling with a decline in fish catch in the dam’s reservoir. Despite the introduction of cage aquaculture to enhance fishers’ livelihoods, their woes are far from over.

A Village School Where Students Learn Science and Maths in their Tribal Kurukh Language
A Village School Where Students Learn Science and Maths in their Tribal Kurukh Language

By Gaon Connection

When his younger sister was forced to drop out of school, Arvind Oraon set up a school in his remote tribal village in Jharkhand. The Kartioraon Adivasi Kurukh School has been a game changer in preserving indigenous languages.

When his younger sister was forced to drop out of school, Arvind Oraon set up a school in his remote tribal village in Jharkhand. The Kartioraon Adivasi Kurukh School has been a game changer in preserving indigenous languages.

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