In recent years three distinct types of migration waves can be observed taking place in the Adivasi dominant states of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha and Bengal. The First Wave is the…
On 13th of June 2016, Madkam Hidme, aged 16, was killed under questionable circumstances in war-torn Chattisgarh. The Inspector General of Police, SRP Kalluri claimed that she was a Maoist…
A delegation comprising of Sanjay Parate, Chhattisgarh State Secretary CPI-M, Vineet Tiwari, Joshi-Adhikari Institute, CPI member, New Delhi, Archana Prasad, Professor Jawaharlal Nehru University and CC member AIDWA, and Nandini…
The outlawed Communist Party of India (Maoist) has said that “goons and anti-social elements” are creating havoc in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh in the name of anti-Maoist operations. A…
Multiple threats continued to reach Soni Sori's house after the recent attack on her, despite three high ranking police officials being stationed there. On the 25th of February around 8…
In seven Keonjhar villages, Adivasi consent is manufactured to turn their forest into an iron ore mine A Steal:- In 1970, the Gandhamardan Block-B mining lease was awarded to Odisha…
“As a woman I have no country. As a woman I want no country. As a woman, my country is the whole world.” – Virginia Woolf An Adivasi school-teacher and…
Human Rights Defenders under Police Attack in Chhattisgarh Soni Sori, local adivasi leader and the Aam Aadmi Party coordinator for Bastar Division, was attacked by three goons on her way…
Adivasi activist Soni Sori received an official death threat from Bastar police on 4th February: "Soni Sori, should you dare to step into Bijapur, we will kill you, we will…
New Delhi (18th Feb 15/Press Note): Between December 26th and 31st 2014, a PUDR fact-finding team visited 9 villages of Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh to ascertain reports of arrests, intimidation and harassment, including…
By P. Sainath https://youtu.be/HYy1YfC8MuM The oldest of them was 13. The rest between 10 and 12. And barring 'panel discussions' on English television channels, there are few things more boring…
The adivasi women of Edamalakudi, Kerala’s remotest panchayat, have formed a headload workers’ group and helped light up their villages with solar power. By P. Sainath When 60 women in…
By P. Sainath The bamboos are about three times the height of the women who have brought them here. Each woman has carried one or more to this weekly haat…
50 million people are estimated to have been displaced by Modi's development projects in India, of which about 60% are adivasis. As adivasis account for only 8% of the population…