Tribal

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.

Shalini Krishnan left her fancy job in the city and shifted base to a remote village in Odisha to help tribal kids realize their true potential, dream big and design their own solutions for local problems.

A group of community members and teachers in Mudumalai and Bandipur Forest Reserves have developed a multi-lingual dictionary to help tribal children understand lessons easily. Chandra Kiran Katta takes a closer look at how this simple innovation is simplifying education by leaps and bounds for the children.

The walls of houses in Jharkhand’s Chandidih village are proud galleries displaying Madhubani masterpieces woven with everyday stories, thanks to Udbhav, a community art project.

The only primary school in one of the most remote and backward regions of Chhattisgarh has brightened the future prospects of the Pahadi Korva tribes living here.

Spread over four acres of the Koraput valley, Yugabrata Kar's ecotourism initiative, Desia, provides a quintessential Odisha experience backed by the warm hospitality of the local community, an age-old tribal culture and the pristine landscape.

India’s tribals often possess traditional knowledge that gets lost because of the younger generation’s lack of interest. An organisaton is trying to prevent the same from happening in Odisha.

For many tribal women in Odisha’s Kashipur block in the Rayagada district, making and selling brooms is the primary source of income and livelihood. Exploited and taken advantage of, the women finally decided to take matters into their own hands to secure their futures.

On November 26 and 27, Bengaluru residents will get to take in some music performances by tribal artistes and see an exhibition of rare tribal instruments at the Echoes of Earth music festival.

The Baiga Trails, an art exhibition that will take place in Pune from November 24 to November 26, will bring to light the culture of the ancient tribal community of the Baigas through the work of two artists.