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No ‘second class heirs’: Punjab and Haryana High Court blocks tribal custom of denying property to widows
April 21, 2026 1:56 pm
The petitioner argued before the Punjab and Haryana High Court that his deceased brother’s estate should devolve upon him rather than the man’s widow as per the Meo tribe’s custom.
Tribal man killed in fake encounter 3 decades ago, family’s fight for compensation continues
March 25, 2026 12:34 pm
Recounting the day of the killing, his 62-year-old brother Rimnath, a local Communist Party of India (CPI) leader, said Nagvanshi died trying to help him.
Why Calcutta High Court eased 2,340 days delay for 82-yr-old woman in filing appeal
January 16, 2026 2:29 pm
Calcutta high court delay condonation: Justice Biswaroop Chowdhury was hearing an application filed by a 82-year-old woman requesting for condonation of delay stating that she came to know the decision of the trial court after more than 8 years.
Jaipal Singh Munda's journey – from Oxford, to the hockey field and Constituent Assembly – challenges narrow views of democracy
January 08, 2026 1:26 pm
Munda’s legacy refuses closure. It survives not only in statues or stadium names, but in everyday idioms of resistance and pride. It lives on the hockey fields of Jharkhand, where Adivasi youth continue to transform marginal grounds into national pipelines of talent. It surfaces in contemporary assertions around Sarna religion, land rights, and cultural recognition
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
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 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
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
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