Adivasis In India Continue Their Fight For Jal, Jungle, Jameen
This issue of Outlook looks at the politics of appropriation and resistance in the wake of recent developments in states like Jharkhand and in the UT of Ladakh.
A Contested Future: What Will Shape The Adivasi Politics In Coming Days?
Adivasis have their own customary traditions and enshrined constitutional rights. Yet attempts are being made to not only take away their guaranteed privileges, but also to bring them into the Hindu fold
'Jharkhand Jhukega Nahi, Adivasis Will Fight Back': Champai Soren
Former chief minister of Jharkhand, Champai Soren, says that the Union Government has been suppressing Adivasi voices and leadership
Ladakh Battles For Identity More Than 4 Years After Abrogation Of Article 370
After the abrogation of Article 370, Ladakhi leaders hoped the government would act to protect their tribal identity
Culture Conflict: How Sangh Parivar Is Appropriating Tribal Reform Movements In The Northeast
A network of Hindutva organisations has developed close relations with tribal socio-cultural groups in Northeastern states, with an agenda to portray indigenous faith as part of Sanatan Dharma, or Hinduism
The Adivasi Way Of Life At Stake
A lot of effort is on in India and the world to identify the values that form the lifeforce of the tribals and to snuff them out
Manipur Deaths Pile On As Kuki-Zo Tribal Protests Intensify Amid Meitei 'Revivalism'
Nine months of violence have left the once syncretic Manipuri society divided between tribalism, ethnic revivalism and religious majoritarianism
Despite Mega Outreach, Tribals In Andhra-Telangana Region Have No Place To Call Home
While governments at the state and centre make tall claims of being pro-Adivasi, tribals in the Andhra-Telangana region continue to lose their homelands and their grip over their rights
The Future Of Tribalism In India
Irrespective of the quality of education received in cities or in the tribal hinterland, Adivasis must arise and claim the promises of equality, justice, liberty and fraternity encoded in the Constitution to count as citizens rather than samples
Book Review: Silencing The Sentinelese In Andaman's Last Island
The Last Island endeavours to navigate the extensive history of the Andaman islanders. However, it lacks rigour
Electoral Bonds: Shaken And Stirred
Publication of donor details following the Supreme Court order striking down electoral bonds may embarrass both the BJP as well as some regional parties
Resistance Redux: Farmers To Resume 'Dilli Chalo' March After Rejecting Centre's Proposal
Farmers’ demand for MSP for all crops, among other assurances, remain unfulfilled
The Claim For Ram
Will the quotidian Ram in our mind and body be replaced by the victorious powerful Ram outside in an inert stone house?
How Tribal Communities Weave Their Lives Into Clothing
Clothing is inseparably linked to tribal identity. Each tribe has a unique design language. Every embellishment, weave, and motif has a special meaning to the community
The Events In 'Prophet Song' Are Happening Somewhere In The World Right Now: Irish Writer Paul Lynch
Paul Lynch's 'Prophet Song', which won the Booker Prize 2023, does much more than just speculate about an incumbent future
Brahma Prakash's 'Body On The Barricades' Is Embroidered With Life And Democracy
Author Brahma Prakash turns the Covid-19 pandemic and its consequences into a powerful metaphor to examine the human condition of contemporary India
Bihar's Merio Rapper Sings Stories Of Poverty While Serving Piping Hot Chai
Patna-based Sonu, nicknamed Merio Rapper, entertains his customers by performing raps on themes like poverty, unemployment and inflation
Diary: The Decline of Adivasiyat And The Battle For Identity
First, our ancestors were termed uncivilised, savage, etc. Then, we were called illiterate, uncultured, backward, etc. The Britishers tried to ‘civilise’ us.