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In Focus: While different indigenous communities have diverse views on UCC, the debates over marriage codes have gained traction

Adivasis And Uniform Civil Code: Beyond The Civil Codes

It is crucial to look at how millions of indigenous people would be affected if Uniform Civil Code gets implemented

30 May 2023

Union Home Minister Amit Shah

Corrupt Cogress Wants To Make Karnataka Its ATM, Fill Coffers, Says Amit Shah

Claiming credit for the construction of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, Amit Shah said, the Congress party was "delaying, obstructing and misleading"  for 70 years, but Modi has laid the foundation for the temple and it will be...

24 March 2023

Adivasi women

Christian Adivasi Women Living Life Of Double Jeopardy

Drawing a parallel between the oppression faced by Adivasis and Dalits, both of whom are branded due to their so-called low status vis-a-vis the dominant Hindu society, activists shed light on the gamut of discrimination...

13 March 2023

Tribals protest in Kolkata

Call For New Tribal Policy

Condemning repression of tribals in Burhanpur in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and other parts of India; demanding the arrest of BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh, condemning alleged RSS sponsored violence in Manipur and the gangrape...

22 May 2023

Rooting for Their Code: Sarna followers protest in Ranchi against the conversion of AdivasisRooting for Their Code: Sarna followers protest in Ranchi against the conversion of Adivasis to othe

Politics Of Conversion: Over 100 Adivasis Allegedly Walk Barefoot On Burning Coal To Purify For 'Ghar Wapsi'

Earlier in March this year, 111 Adivasis converted to Sanatana from Christianity by walking on steaming coal during a conversion programme, dubbed as Ghar Wapasi by Hindu right-wing groups

14 March 2023

NCP chief Sharad Pawar

It's Insulting To Call 'Adivasis' As 'Vanvasis': Sharad Pawar Targets BJP

During a rally in Madhya Pradesh in November last year, Gandhi had said the BJP should apologise with folded hands for disrespecting tribals by calling them 'vanvasi'.

12 March 2023

Adivasi women

In Jharkhand’s Marda Village, Adivasis' Face Off With Govt Over Forest Land Titles

The Adivasi-dominated Marda village comes under the Bhandaria block of the Garhwa district. Here, the Adivasis have been facing several cases filed by the forest department.

16 May 2023

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Christians Protest at Jantar Mantar

Protests Held In Delhi As Violence Against Adivasi Christians Rises In Chhattisgarh

Dr John Dayal, spokesperson of Union Christian Forum (UCF), earlier while addressing the mediapersons at the Press Club of India, Delhi, condemned the rising attacks against the Christian community and said that the 'water...

21 February 2023

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06 February 2023
Adivasi Women In Sports | Outlook's latest issue: She Will Overcome

Adivasi Women In Sports | Outlook's latest issue: She Will Overcome

In Outlook's latest issue, She Will Overcome, we explore how a generation of gutsy women—heterosexual, lesbian, transgender, Adivasi, Dalit and from...


03 February 2023
Outlook's Latest Issue: She Will Overcome

Outlook's Latest Issue: She Will Overcome

In Outlook's latest issue, She Will Overcome, we explore not just how women—heterosexual, lesbian, transgender, Adivasi, Dalit and from religious...


28 January 2023
Cow Politics: The Crisis Of Vigilante Justice In Jharkhand

Cow Politics: The Crisis Of Vigilante Justice In Jharkhand

In the face of increasingly indifferent law enforcement, Jharkhand is witness to increased violence against people suspected to consume beef or transport cows.


27 January 2023
The Dichotomy Of Discourse On Cow Between The Demonic And The Divine

The Dichotomy Of Discourse On Cow Between The Demonic And The Divine

How does the cow politics of the RSS/BJP or relevant theories by scholars justify the complete marginalization of the buffalo in our history, memory,...


27 January 2023
The Land Where Cow Is Not Holy But A Friend Also

The Land Where Cow Is Not Holy But A Friend Also

The Adivasis don’t milch cows for milk, but leave it for their calves to grow stronger to help them in cultivating their fields. They celebrate both cow and...


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23 January 2023
At The Receiving End Of Development And Evictions: Adivasis, Dalits And Muslims Search For 'Home'

At The Receiving End Of Development And Evictions: Adivasis, Dalits And Muslims Search For 'Home'

'The government shifts for development where the brahmins, upper caste, and upper class settle. And in turn, these development projects shift the Adivasis,...


20 January 2023
Chhattisgarh HC Provides Interim Relief To Displaced Christian Adivasis Staying In Camps

Chhattisgarh HC Provides Interim Relief To Displaced Christian Adivasis Staying In Camps

A segment of Adivasis in the Bastar region believes that those who converted to Christianity are destroying their religious rituals and practices of the tribal...


19 January 2023
Development At Cost Of Human Lives? Revisiting Adivasi Resistance In Mali Parbat, Niyamgiri Hills

Development At Cost Of Human Lives? Revisiting Adivasi Resistance In Mali Parbat, Niyamgiri Hills

Throughout history, the sacred geography of Adivasis has been taken away by organised discord and state machinery. And the ongoing land conflict in Mali Parbat...


06 January 2023
Chhattisgarh Mob Violence: The Violent Avatar Of The Old Politics Of Conversion 

Chhattisgarh Mob Violence: The Violent Avatar Of The Old Politics Of Conversion 

Recently there has been a series of violent incidents in villages in the Narayanpur and Kondagoan districts related to issues of forced conversion and...


29 December 2022
Best of 2022: When Outlook Editor Chinki Sinha Met Adivasi Poet Sushma Asur

Best of 2022: When Outlook Editor Chinki Sinha Met Adivasi Poet Sushma Asur

Earlier this year, Outlook Editor Chinki Sinha went to Jharkhand in search of an Adivasi poet, Sushma Asur.


28 November 2022
Politics Of Writing: How Author Of ‘The Adivasis Will Not Dance’ Treads Through Complex Terrains

Politics Of Writing: How Author Of ‘The Adivasis Will Not Dance’ Treads Through Complex Terrains

Ashley Tellis meets Adivasi writer Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar who continues on the path of writing, no matter how difficult.


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27 November 2022
Adivasi Poet Jacinta Kerketta Reads Her Poem

Adivasi Poet Jacinta Kerketta Reads Her Poem

After years of coercion and co-option, adivasis are fighting for their religious identity and rights, forcing political parties to take note. In the latest...


26 November 2022
Who Will Answer To Us, Sir?

Who Will Answer To Us, Sir?

A poem that shames the destroyers of adivasi culture. Translated from Hindi by Bhumika Chawla D’Souza.


26 November 2022
'When An Adivasi Cuts One Tree, He Plants 10 In Its Place': Simon Oraon

'When An Adivasi Cuts One Tree, He Plants 10 In Its Place': Simon Oraon

Simon Oraon and his companions collectively protected the forests for years. They deployed four guards for the jungles, who received 20 baskets of rice as...


28 October 2022
Shiva: Not A God Of The Subaltern Communities

Shiva: Not A God Of The Subaltern Communities

For Y. S. Alone, the idea of Shiva as the God of Dalits and Adivasis is a misnomer, as they neither have any special spaces of worship nor are they part of...


28 October 2022
Pathalgadi Movement: Thousands’ Fate Hangs In The Balance

Pathalgadi Movement: Thousands’ Fate Hangs In The Balance

As the Jharkhand government has failed to keep its promise to drop all cases against them, thousands of Adivasis accused of waging war against the Indian state...


02 October 2022
Sitayana: Mallika Sengupta’s Rewriting Of Ramayana As Sita’s Story

Sitayana: Mallika Sengupta’s Rewriting Of Ramayana As Sita’s Story

The most interesting part of rewriting of Ramayana as Sitayana seems to be the way Mallika Sengupta describes Valmiki's decision of making Rama a bit soft and...


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