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"Painting takes me to another world where I am as free as a bird,” says Judhaiya Baiga. She says this is her way of putting her village on the global map and keeping her traditions alive.

"The socio-economic history of the tribe reveals how their sustained alienation from the rest of the population forced generations to turn into criminals."

Turn the pages of history, and it will narrate the plight of the Halpatis of Gujarat, one of the most backward tribal communities. For the longest time, they have struggled to break away from a shell that dictates everything they are –landless farmhands under exploitative zamindars.

These villagers have come up with a simple solution to keep their only source of water recharged to ensure there is a continuous supply through the scorching summers.

The Sentinelese are one of the last humans on earth who remain untouched by modern civilisation. Here is an insight into what we know about the enigmatic tribe.

Meet the Mannans, the tribe that has lived in the forests of the Idukki district for centuries and has preserved its ancient ways of life and traditions.

Pamkhuila Shaiza is a 24-year-old trying to rebuild a battered road in her hometown of Ukhrul in Manipur.

These activists are working with tribes people of Madhya Pradesh to cap marriage expenditures and prevent families from plunging into debt.

Women of the Sahariya tribe in Rajasthan are making a mark for themselves and, in the process, enabling access to a better livelihood for others in their community.

Many of India’s indigenous tribes and cultures in remote areas of the country still live following practices handed down from generation to generation. Traveller and blogger Neelima Vallangi talks about the time she spent with one such tribe – the famous Konyaks of Nagaland.