Jaipal Singh Munda led India to its first Olympic gold, then walked into the Constituent Assembly to fight for Adivasi land and dignity. We trace how a hockey captain became a constitutional ...

Two members seriously opposed this – B H Khardekar, the newly-elected member from Kolhapur, and Jaipal Singh Munda. While Khardekar made the well-known arguments against prohibition (revenue, social ...

Odisha finds itself at a remarkable point in its political journey. For the first time, a slew of Adivasi leaders from the state have occupied commanding positions in state and national politics, ...

The magisterial story of the India’s Constitution has many chapters, only some had the chance to revel in history’s limelight, the rest have remained in the shadows waiting to be rediscovered and ...

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Thursday condemned the Modi government's approach to Adivasi rights, marking the 150th birth anniversary of Bhagwan Birsa Munda, a prominent tribal leader and advocate ...

Jaipal Singh was an Adivasi who 100 years ago attained a BA Honours Degree from St John’s College, Oxford University, and went on to became one of India’s most significant yet least recognised ...

Kerketta’s poetry is the powerful thread that strings together the narrative of Astitva Ka Utkhanan. In her verses, she solemnly reflects on the irreversible damage that the ‘development’ leaves in ...

The formation of the Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram happened over concerns regarding the increasing activities of Christian missionaries in tribal areas. There was a fear that as the Muslim League started to ...

Dibrugarh: Chanting slogans and holding placards for land pattas (legal document as proof of ownership of land), members of the All Adivasi Students’ Association of Assam (AASAA) marched to the ...

Visakhapatnam: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi paid rich tributes to Adivasi freedom fighter Birsa Munda on the occasion of the latter's 150th birth anniversary, celebrated as Jatiya Gaurav ...