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Police detain Adivasi students for second day, force them out of Mumbai
Students who marched from Nashik are denied Azad Maidan protest, prevented from leaving Tilak Bhavan and forcefully transported out of the city
MP Forest Department allegedly burns down tribal family’s home
When residents contacted the forest ranger to report the violation, he threatened to burn more houses in the area!
Odisha Forest Department cuts down traditional trees, destroys livelihood of forest workers
Tribals alleged that the forest department wanted to do commercial plantation and cut down traditional trees important for their livelihood
The Adivasi cannot live without the forest: Dayamani Barla
As dilution of land and labour rights continues unabated, journalist and tribal rights activist Dayamani Barla explains why sustainable development is the way forward
AIUFWP writes to Collector against forest authorities in Bihar violating the Forest Rights Act
The forest authorities are allegedly encroaching upon these lands and digging holes, affecting the villagers’ livelihood
Dalit group offers ‘zakat’ to help underprivileged during Ramzan
The Bharatiya Dalit Zakat Foundation will not only be donating a part of their earnings to migrants, but also work on the empowerment of women by providing vocational training
Remembering Jyotiba Phule, on His 189th Birth Anniversary, April 11
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Tribals urge Odisha CM to pass resolution against CAA-NPR-NRC
Jharkhand gov’t passes resolution against NPR-NRC
Khan Saheb in Kashi
Ustad Bismillah Khan, 1916–2006. In the Ustad’s shehnai lies the note of reason
Dalits, OBCs forced to bury their deceased by the roadside
Caste-based discrimination coupled with usurping of land by corporates and upper castes are stealing the dignity of the dead in the community
Adivasi scholar and activist Abhay Xaxa passes away
37-year-old died while conducting a workshop in Jalpaigudi
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