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Aranya Sahay’s debut film 'Humans in the Loop' asks: Can technology ever truly reflect diverse worldviews?

December 03, 2025 1:48 pm

This resonates deeply in 2025, with AI’s trillion-dollar boom relying on invisible workers in places like rural India. The film frames their labour through a feminist lens: Like motherhood, data labelling demands patience, care, empathy and endurance, yet remains undervalued

The three-day event features performances and day-long workshops led by award-winning artisans from around 11 states, giving the audience an opportunity to experience India’s diverse artistic lineages.

Tribal traditions come to life this weekend at this three-day festival in Delhi’s Sunder Nursery

November 22, 2025 9:14 pm

SPIC MACAY’s Folk and Tribal Arts and Crafts Festival brings musicians, dancers and artisans from across India into one immersive cultural space.

Indigenous people have the right to reject outside contact. We must respect their choice

November 07, 2025 6:14 pm

Indigenous peoples in voluntary isolation have the right to live undisturbed, govern their ancestral lands, refuse contact, and exercise Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC)

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

Himachal brothers adopt Hatti tradition, polyandry, marry same woman, Himachal Pradesh, Indian express news, current affairs

‘Himachal Pradesh polyandry’: This is not a news. It is Savarna gaze

July 23, 2025 6:17 pm

Unlike the caste society, different tribal groups practice multiple forms of marriage, and often they are connected to preserving natural resources, either for the clan or for the family

Community meetups are here (Credit: Suvajit Dey)

Who’s my neighbour: For us, Adivasis, the neighbour is family

July 21, 2025 4:40 pm

However, in recent times, in tribal villages, religion seems to be breaking down age-old bonds. Communication appears to be breaking down among people who stayed together in good and bad times

tribal family, bonded baour, Pune tribal family, Pune

‘Paid Rs 50 per head, worked for over 14 hours’: After 18 months in captivity, tribal family rescued from bonded labour in Pune

July 04, 2025 10:14 am

The rescue work began on June 27 in collaboration with Pune’s District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) and Nirman Bahuuddeshiya Vikas Sanstha.

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.

‘Irregularities’ in tribal welfare schemes: Govt removes 34 firms from blacklist

May 28, 2025 10:49 pm

State election commission declared dates on Wednesday; votes to be counted on June 25

The incident was last Saturday evening when the youth, Siju V, 19, was walking along a road at Chittur tribal settlement under Agali police station limits in Palakkad.

Two arrested after tribal youth stripped, tied to an electric pole and assaulted in Kerala’s Attappadi

May 28, 2025 1:25 pm

The incident was last Saturday evening when the youth, Siju V, 19, was walking along a road at Chittur tribal settlement under Agali police station limits in Palakkad