Tag: Tribals

Tribals lament exploitation by middleman in sal business

Tribals stitching plates and other items of Sal leaves lament the exploitation by middlemen in the absence of a government policy to market their produce. Middlemen purchase khali plates and cups made of sal leaves at a low price and market it to earn huge profit while the tribals , particularly women, struggle to sustain …

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March 7, 2018

Injustice to displaced tribals come to the fore

The historical injustice meted out to the displaced people, particularly tribals some of whom were displaced twice for dams and industrial projects, came to the fore at a public hearing on problems of displaced communities in undivided Koraput district on Tuesday. Eminent social activists like Prafulla Samantray, Prof Manoranjan Mahanty and others said they were …

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February 28, 2018

Tribals protest against violation of Forest Rights Act

Tribals and Forest dwellers under the banner of Campaign for Survival and Dignity(CSD) marched in a protest rally here today denouncing the state government for violating the Forest Rights Act. The tribals raised slogans upholding the supremacy of the gram sabha, scrapping of the CAMPA Fund Act, MSP for minor forest produce etc. Gopinath Majhi, …

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February 21, 2018

JK govt announces series of steps for upliftment of tribals

The Jammu and Kashmir government has announced special ration cards, setting up of tribal research institutes and Eklavya Mode Residential Schools (EMRS) among various other initiatives in diverse sectors for inclusive development of the state’s tribal population. Speaking in the state assembly yesterday, Tribal Affairs Minister Choudhary Zulfkar Ali said multiple steps have been taken …

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January 23, 2018

Gujarat minister hooted out of tribals’ meet over job quota

Just a fortnight after swearing-in, Gujarat’s Tribal Development Minister had to face the ire of tribals over the issue of non-tribals usurping jobs reserved for tribals. Stones were hurled at tribal development minister Ganpat Vasava when he went to join a tribal ‘mahasammelan’ at Rajpipla town in tribal-dominated Narmada district in eastern Gujarat. Nearly three …

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January 16, 2018

Gujarat polls: Mayawati pledges support to Patidars, other backwards on quota

With political parties and leaders rallies cancelling rallies in Gujarat due to cyclone Ockhi and inclement weather conditions. However, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo kept her date with her supporters and braved the rough weather to address a rally in Rajkot on Tuesday. BJP President Amit Shah and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi had cancelled …

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December 6, 2017

Unutilised forest wealth generates huge revenue for Rajasthan’s tribals

Farming has rarely been a viable proposition in Rajasthan’s dry and hilly Udaipur region. A new way has now been found to provide sustainable sustenance for the area’s tribals by enabling them to sell — for a staggering Rs 189 crore ($29 million) in the last two years — minor forest produce (MFP) that is …

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November 20, 2017

Tiger for a neighbour

Don’t worry if you haven’t spotted a tiger yet, it has already seen you,” said Naren Mallik, a safari expert and a naturalist, to a group of wildlife enthusiasts, as he prepared his open jeepsy before entering the tiger’s territory. The Kanha National Park, which is spread over 1,945 sq km, in Madhya Pradesh, was …

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November 9, 2017

Alliance or co-existence? India’s tribals and Maoists

Title: An Unfinished Revolution – A Hostage Crisis, Adivasi Resistance and the Naxal Movement Author: Kishalay Bhattacharjee Publisher: Pan Macmillan India Pages: 240 Price: Rs 399 Maoist rebels were described as India’s biggest security challenge (before radical Islamist terror supplanted them), having violently taken control of large stretches of the tribal-dominated heartland. The ultra-left insurgents, …

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November 8, 2017

Subaltern crime~II

An anthropologist of Calcutta University, Probodh Kumar Bhowmick, studied the condition of the Lodhas and also carried out anthropological research for nearly four decades beginning from the late 1950s. Unlike Kapadia, the anthropological accounts of Bhowmick were influenced by the British perception. The only difference between the colonial coinage of the term, criminality and the …

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October 31, 2017

Tata Trusts to invest Rs 500 cr over 5 years to uplift tribals in 4 states

The Tata Trusts, the largest public charity that owns over 66 per cent in the Tata Group, has earmarked around Rs 500 crore towards livelihood enhancement of the tribals in four states over the next five years under its flagship scheme Cini. Under Cini, or Collectives for Integrated Livelihood Initiatives, the Trusts has already spent …

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September 10, 2017

Tripartite MoU inked in Manipur, tribals to claim 8 dead bodies

A tripartite MoU was signed in Churachandpur district of Manipur on Wednesday over claiming of eight dead bodies lying in the district hospital morgue since September 2015 following dispute over demands of some agitating tribal bodies. Following the signing of memorandum of understanding (MoU), the bodies will now be claimed within May 25 to perform …

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May 10, 2017

Swinging back to come forth

Visibly left out in the journey of Himachal Pradesh’s progress, poor people in the trans Giri belt in Sirmaur district of the state are forced to swing back to come forth. Seven decades after independence, they are demanding tribal status for the area. The plea taken is that over 2.5 lakh people in 127 Panchayats …

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March 28, 2017

Tribals break away from ‘common marriages’

"Polyandry? No way. We have our own dreams to chase." The answer by a Language teacher, Yashoda Negi, 27, from the Sangla valley in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh echoes the feeling of youngsters in the tribal belt. "We do respect our tradition and believe in preserving the culture in certain ways. But aspirations apart, …

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March 15, 2017

AAP approaches rights panel over BJP’s ‘atrocities’ on farmers, tribals

The AAP on Thursday accused the BJP governments in Gujarat and Chhattisgarh of "committing atrocities" on farmers and tribals on the orders of party chief Amit Shah, and approached the NHRC over the matter. Talking to reporters here, Delhi Labour Minister Gopal Rai said on the one hand farmers in Gujarat were being beaten up …

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February 23, 2017

130 villages declared declared open-defecation free

Though listed as one of the backward districts of the country with a dominant tribal population, 130 villages of 14 blocks in the district have been declared open-defecation free (ODF) as the villagers have started using pucca toilets at home.  "The construction of toilets alone cannot ensure the open-defecation free tag for a village. It’s …

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September 18, 2016

Data on tribals being collected to provide ST certificates

West Bengal Tribal Development Minister James Kujur on Friday said data on tribals is being collected on block and panchayat levels to ensure that they get their ST certificates. "This is being done as the tribals do not know how to collect ST certificates and therefore cannot avail of the government facilities for them," Kujur …

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September 17, 2016