Adivasi

Meet T Thirumurthi, Senior Associate Trainer part of our Niligirs Adivasi Leadership Program who is working with tribal youth in Wayanad, Kerala training them in community organizing to create change in their communities. We spoke to him about his experience as a trainer, organiser, coach and most importantly a friend…

🌺Draupadi Murmu is necessary for the official post of President of the Indian Women’s Parliament BJP, 2022. 🌺Draupadi Murmu was born on 20 June 1958 in a Santhal tribal family, Biranchi (Biranchi) Narayan Tudu in Vedafaasi (Posi) village, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha. 🌺She graduated from Rama Devi Women’s College. She belongs to the…

Dear Mrs Murmu Your nomination by the ruling party of Hindutva to be the next President of India fills the hearts of all Adivasis around India with great joy. At last the country will have one person from its most underprivileged and oppressed community as the President of India. Never…

Rakesh, a young Adivasi leader from the Kattunayakan tribe in Kerala, part of Haiyya’s Nilgiris Advisai Leadership Program, mobilises for the education of the children in the region. Here’s how the community’s collective action resulted in allocating a Government jeep to transport local children to school and back. We met…

This piece was first published on 12th April 2015 on DHM’s Social Media handles and is now being republished on Medium.com Today in #DalitHistory we focus on Purna Malavath, an Adivasi girl from Telangana, and Anand Kumar, a Dalit boy from Khammam, who in a historic feat for Indian mountaineering…

Primitive Technique used by the Tribes of India I am a tribal belonging to the North-Eastern part of India. My country is a melting pot of varied tribes and races. Counting after Africa, it has the second-largest concentration of tribal population in the world. Yes, I am a part of…

On the off chance that your marriage is in a tough situation, without a doubt you get a lot of free marriage exhortation from good natured loved ones who are anxious to help. In the event that they’ve never been from your point of view, however, they truly don’t comprehend…

The last time we talked, it was my birthday. He was still in Gadchiroli then. The phone kept disconnecting every two to three minutes, to which he half mischievously said that our conversations are being recorded. I was unsure of the truth as he went on to elaborate on the…

This liquor is made from the flowers of Mahua by the Adivasi tribals of Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh. They use the spirit for ritualistic purposes. It is a forest produce but its inclusion in the formal economy has gained traction in the last few years. Soon, by the joint efforts of the government and the industry, you can buy this at local shops.