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Adivasis don’t need ‘saviours’. We just need people to hear us when we speak for ourselves

August 13, 2025 8:06 pm

Allegations of forced conversion, like in a recent case in Chhattisgarh, portray us as being weak and easily misled. Historically, Adivasis converted to other religions due to spiritual inclination, the desire to move up the social chain, or to gain economic security, often with awareness

Knowledge Nugget: 170th anniversary of Santhal Revolt: Revisiting Tribal Resistance for UPSC Prelims & Mains

Knowledge Nugget: 170th anniversary of Santhal Revolt — Revisiting tribal resistance for UPSC Prelims and Mains

July 05, 2025 9:43 am

June 30 marks the 170th anniversary of the Santhal rebellion, or ‘Hul’ – literally, revolution – one of the earliest tribal uprisings against the British. Here's what you need to know about it. Also, go 'Beyond the Nugget' to know about the other significant tribal revolts.

I love my surname. It just took a while copy

She Said: I love my surname. It just took a while

January 05, 2025 12:30 pm

My Instagram handle now has ‘Adivasi’ written and my name in Santhali script, Ol Chiki. A little late but I grew out of seeing myself as ‘other’. When I see my name today, I don’t see humiliation or ridicule anymore.

What a teacher’s Sahitya Akademi award for Santali poetry means for students at an Adivasi school in West Bengal

November 13, 2022 8:41 pm

On November 14, India’s Sahitya Akademi, the country’s national academy of letters will award Marandi, 36, the Bal Sahitya Puraskar for 2022 in the Santali language for his book Hapan Mai in the poetry category.

Santal Hul: Remembering Santal women who fought for indigenous rights two centuries ago

June 29, 2022 5:40 pm

The Santal Hul was among one of the important tribal revolts that continues to hold immense significance for the Santal community.

In West Bengal’s Birbhum, a unique community museum that archives Santal history and culture

April 10, 2022 5:59 pm

A private museum in India that is dedicated entirely to the documentation and preservation of Santal culture and heritage.

In their own language: a school in West Bengal’s Birbhum for Santal children

March 31, 2022 12:50 pm

For three decades, Rolf Schoembs Vidyashram in West Bengal’s Birbhum district has been operating as a school entirely for Santal children, teaching primary school students.

Translated into Ol Chiki for first time, Santals get to read India’s Constitution in their own script

March 20, 2022 6:15 pm

An assistant professor in the Santali language at the Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University in Purulia, West Bengal, Sripati Tudu started this initiative because he wanted the document to be more accessible and available for a wider group that may not necessarily be familiar with languages in which a translation of the Constitution is available.

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Sacred Record

April 26, 2015 6:14 pm

A collaborative project between Zurich’s Museum Rietberg and Delhi’s Crafts Museum documents the rare and distinctive musical traditions of the Santals.