Adivasi scholars suggest that at least three factors make Jharkhand different: political consciousness of its Adivasis; memories of the statehood movement; and, traditional relations between the ...

Ranchi/Rajmahal/Khunti: According to a centuries-old legend among the Munda tribe, the earliest known settlers of Chotanagpur ...

Tribal leaders from across India gathered in Ranchi to expose the BJP's alleged hypocrisy towards Adivasi rights. They cited instances from Assam, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh where Adivasis face ...

A couple from Jharkhand's Ho tribe faced societal ostracism after marrying within the same Gotra, a practice deemed sinful. Despite the community's disapproval, discussions concluded with a ...

Members from the Kurmi community in Jharkhand on Sunday withdrew a railway blockade that had been called to demand Scheduled Tribe status, after the Centre assured them of a meeting with Union Home ...

RANCHI: In a significant ruling, the Jharkhand High Court observed that the term ‘Adivasi’ is not a caste and quashed an FIR lodged under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against a government ...

Jharkhand is set to vote for 38 seats in the second and final phase of assembly elections on November 20, alongside Maharashtra. In the first phase, held on November 13, the state voted for 43 seats, ...

An analysis of the Jharkhand assembly elections held in 2014 helps us understand the discourse of Adivasi politics in the state and throws light on the assertions about the receding space for Adivasi ...

Dayamani Barla, 2023 Greeley Scholar for Peace Studies, will deliver the annual Day Without Violence Lecture "Jal (water), Jungle (forest), Zameen (land), Sangharsh (struggle): Stories of Adivasi ...