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Funds Withheld, Futures on Hold: Dalit, OBC, Minority students face scholarship crisis amidst delays and cuts
A sudden funding freeze leaves dozens of marginalised students in limbo, exposing deepening cracks in the government’s commitment to educational justice
Dewas Adivasi family massacre: There’s more to it than a failed ‘love affair’
Bahujan activist and Bhim Army member Suraj Kumar Baudh, spoke exclusively to SabrangIndia’s Karuna John on the way the massacre is being projected now
Santhal Hool: The neglected rebellion of pre-independence era
Jharkhand’s Santhal tribe proudly remembers the Santhal Hool as one of the earliest forms of rebellion against colonisers, even before the 1857 revolt
Adivasi identity at stake
Sacred sites and burial grounds of Jharkhand Adivasis under threat
Under the shadow of coal mining
Jharkhand Adivasis struggling to survive amidst rampant coal dumping, forcible land acquisition and displacement; environmental concerns and people’s health ignored with impunity
Adivasi youth allegedly killed by Jharkhand security forces: Fact-finding report
Local newspapers said Bramhadev Singh of Piri village died in counter firing by security forces, but an investigating group discovered villagers never even attempted to fire at officers
Chhattisgarh: Cases against 726 tribals withdrawn
These cases were withdrawn based on the report of a Committee formed in March 2019 to protect tribals from harassment
Urgent action needed against spread of Covid in tribal areas!
A forest rights group demands that the Government of India act to support tribal and forest dwellers affected due to Covid second surge
Move Van Gujjar families forced to live in tents, to pucca houses: Uttarakhand HC
The families were on their annual migration route to Govind Pashu Vihar National Park, when they were denied entry despite having permits, and were forced to live in tents
Silger firing: Collector orders probe, requests protesters to return home
In the firing that took place on May 17, the police claimed that 3 “maoists” were killed, while villagers deny the same
Kolhapur’s Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj and his battle for Dalit-Bahujan communities
The beloved ruler is supposed to be the first king to introduce affirmative action policies in education and employment for the benefit of Dalit communities
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