From forests to fields: How India's earliest rebels fought colonial exploitation before 1857Across the annals of Indian history, we find vivid accounts of agrarian resistance standing firm against exploitation. From indigenous fore...
13 Jun, 2026, 12.34 AM IST
Instagram emerges as platform for anti-caste Indian artDalit and Bahujan artists are reshaping the landscape of digital expression, turning social media into dynamic exhibitions of resistance. T...
31 May, 2026, 08.45 AM IST
New Delhi asks Bengal to fast track central schemes after Mamata exitThe Centre has flagged West Bengal's failure to implement key central schemes for tribal welfare. Programs like PM-JANMAN and DAJGUA, launc...
07 May, 2026, 09.07 PM IST
Great Nicobar project one of biggest scams, gravest crimes against natural, tribal heritage: Rahul GandhiSenior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has strongly criticized the Great Nicobar project. He described it as a major scam and a grave crime ag...
29 Apr, 2026, 10.26 AM IST
Environment of hatred, atrocities against Dalits, Adivasis has steadily intensified in Gujarat: Rahul GandhiRahul Gandhi alleged that hatred and atrocities against Dalit and Adivasi communities have intensified in Gujarat under the BJP government....
29 Mar, 2026, 12.37 PM IST
JMM entry shakes up BJP bastion in Assam's tea beltJMM has fielded 21 candidates for the elections to the 126-member Assam assembly. Assam is home to nearly 60 lakh tea tribe and Adivasi vot...
26 Mar, 2026, 12.00 AM IST
Kokrajhar violence: One killed, internet services suspended as Bodo-Adivasi clashes escalate in AssamTensions flared in Kokrajhar, Assam, as a tragic vehicle accident claimed a life, igniting conflict between the Bodo and Adivasi communitie...
20 Jan, 2026, 04.14 PM IST
Assam government ties up with SBI to provide 1,181 former rebels loans of Rs 3 lakh and FDs worth Rs 4 lakh eachThe Assam government has partnered with the State Bank of India (SBI) to provide financial assistance to 1,181 former rebels. Each individu...
09 Oct, 2023, 11.53 AM IST
Adivasi vs vanvasi: Constitution uses 'Scheduled Tribes' for tribals; debates futile, says NCST chairpersonNCST chairman Harsh Chouhan has said the Constitution refers to tribal people as Scheduled Tribes and any debate over using the words 'adiv...
26 Nov, 2022, 12.37 PM IST
SC refers to Constitution bench plea against making Aadhaar mandatoryA bench of Justices R K Agrawal and M M Shantanagoudar referred the petition to a Constitution bench saying similar pleas would be adjudica...
28 Jul, 2017, 11.28 PM IST
Amnesty International backs land losers for Hindalco coal mining projectThe affected families, victims of a human rights violation, must be provided with the full range of effective remedies, the statement menti...
07 Apr, 2016, 12.05 PM IST
Battleground Assam: No party can take Adivasis for grantedKnown as the tea tribe, Assam's nearly 60 lakh Adivasis are a dominant chunk of voters in 800-odd tea gardens spread across 126 Assembly se...
31 Mar, 2016, 11.47 AM IST
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis promises quota for Dhangar communityThe Dhangar population in the state is more than 1.5 crore and they are concentrated in the Western Maharashtra and Marathwada region.
05 Jan, 2015, 04.38 AM IST
Ethnicity-based politics: Why Assam’s adivasis are soft targetsAdivasis, say observers, suffer because they are caught in the vortex of Assam's ethnicity-based politics. The BTAD has tried to use the ad...
04 Jan, 2015, 10.57 AM IST
Adivasi Sengel Abhiyan calls bandh in five states protesting Adivasi massacre"We have decided to observe a dawn-to-dusk bandh in Assam, WB, Bihar, Odisha and Jharkhand in protest against the killing of adivasis," Mur...
26 Dec, 2014, 04.06 PM IST
Maharashtra polls: Political parties playing politics over tribal-OBC job conflictKisan Namdeo, district president of the BJP, agreed the party will benefit from the backing extended to these protests and their demands.
13 Oct, 2014, 05.14 AM IST
SC ruling on Vedanta case a recognition of indigenous rights: Amnesty InternationalSC's ruling on rights of adivasi communities while deciding on Vedanta's demand for development of bauxite mine in Odisha is a recognition ...
19 Apr, 2013, 06.09 PM IST