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As mining lobby “hijacks” Ajmer public hearing, “tokenism” on Aravallis condemned

The People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), Rajasthan has raised serious questions on the tokenisms behind the recent public hearings on the Aravallis, and condemned the “hijacking” of the process by the “mining lobby”

Agar Wo Desh Banati: Where growth of one equals growth of all

We live in nature! We die in Nature! It's...

Majority of Indians don’t aspire for a democratic society, often at the cost of minorities

Image Courtesy: dnaindia.com/ Payal TadviReservations have been continued and...

Forest Dweller rights missing from Election 2019 discourse

The Lok Sabha elections have concluded, results are in,...

How Tribals in Jharkhand Are Being Saffronised

Jharkhand is witnessing a silent but an intense religious...

Aarey Adivasis demand forest rights, implementation of FRA

Adivasi residents of 27 hamlets located inside Mumbai's famous...

Adivasi professor arrested for 2017 Facebook post on the right to eat beef

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Key concerns about violations of UN covenant with regard to Dalits and Adivasis: Joint submission

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Fact- finding visit to Niyamgiri – Lanjigada area by CDRO and GASS

A 16-member fact-finding team of All India Coordination of...

“There have been even more atrocities against dalits and adivasis since 2014…”

Martin Macwan in conversation with Githa HariharanThe recent publication...

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