Adivasi Resurgence

With the founding of the Gondwana Mahasabha by the Koitur intellectuals, the year 1916 marked the beginning of a historic

इस साल के अगस्त में गैर-सरकारी संगठन ऑक्सफैम और न्यूज़लांड्री मीडिया संस्थान ने “हु टेल्स आवर स्टोरीज मैटर्स” नामक एक

On 9 December, the Lok Sabha passed the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 which mandates that Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains,

सन 1916, कोईतूर सामाजिक आंदोलन के इतिहास में एक महत्वपूर्ण दौर की शुरुवात थी, जिसमें कोईतूर समाज के बुद्धिजीवियों द्वारा

It’s not just Muslims, all Adivasis following indigenous belief systems are under threat!  On 12 December 2019, under the right-wing

ओड़िशा के कालाहांडी और रायगढ़ा जिले के बीच स्थित नियमगिरि में डोंगरिया कोंध आदिवासी इन दिनों तरह-तरह की मौसमी बीमारियों

यह तीन भाग श्रृंखला का पहला लेख है। लेखिका नीतिशा आगामी दूसरे भाग में अपने जेएनयू के अनुभवों के बारे

In the ongoing war between State and Maoists in Central India, it is the Adivasis- the indigenous people of region who have been the main victims of violence from either side. While memories of Salwa Judum, Internally Displaced People, Prison etc. are still alive haunting their present, some are trying to find ways ahead from their murky pasts.

Humans of Gondwana is a Facebook Page that explores stories from Tribal heartland of Central Gondwana region in India. These stories also bring out unheard realities of Adivasi lives, sandwiched between State-Naxal conflict. Following is a Photo Essay, consisting of stories from Humans of Gondwana Facebook Page on the mentioned theme:

“Rajag is the name of our village. It is a part of Achanakmar Tiger Reserve, Bilaspur. We don’t even remember, how long have we been living here for. We did not do any farming during my childhood; everything we needed was gathered from the jungle. We used to get – grass for making brooms, leaves for making plates, bamboo for baskets, Mahua, Chaar and many other fruits from the forest. Population has certainly increased but still there is no scarcity of anything yet. Many have made permanent houses and have started farming now. Few days earlier Forest Ranger came and told us to vacate our village. Everything we own or possess in our life is here in the forest. Where do we go now? Even if we relocate, we aren’t sure of getting everything (from forest) in the new place. How long will government compensation last? But if we stay here “neither we’d perish the forest, nor it’d let us die.”