Tribal

Kavya Saxena, who left her lucrative job in Gurugram to live in India’s tribal villages, shares what she has learned from their culinary practices and history, and how she’s working to empower the people she has met along the way.

Priya Krishnan Das writes about her wonderful and exotic experience of living in Desia Koraput — an eco-stay inside a tribal hamlet in Odisha.

Gond artist Jangarh Singh Shyam went from drawing on the walls of tribal huts to his art being displayed in prestigious museums. Today, his legacy is carried forward by his family.

Tilka Manjhi led India's first people’s revolt triggered by the East India Company’s (EIC) exploitative practices against Adivasi communities in conjunction with the oppressive local princely class, moneylenders and zamindars beholden to the British.

From setting up a decentralised rice and milling centre in Kanjariguda village, Odisha, to printing and mobile recharge services, this all-women's self-help group (SHG) is helping boost the income of the village.

Madhya Pradesh-based Shabnam Shah's efforts against the illegal encroachment of tribal lands recently bagged her an award from the Women's World Summit Foundation

“At 2 am we received a phone call about a young girl in labour. It was really dark at night and there was absolutely no way to reach there in time. But Vincent was determined to save the girl and the baby.”

"Currently we are sending recorded videos and the YouTube video links of Kathaadi on a common WhatsApp group so that the children can easily access them."

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Forgotten by history, Amit Bhagat uncovered his amazing story nearly 95 years later—deep inside Naxal-affected jungles.