Santhal Hul Wasn’t Just the First Anti-British Revolt, It Was Against All Exploitation
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Santhal Hul Wasn’t Just the First Anti-British Revolt, It Was Against All Exploitation

The 19th century rebellion actually began as a movement against exploitation by Indian ‘upper’ caste zamindars, moneylenders, merchants and police officials who had come to dominate the economic sphere of Santhal life.

Corporate Capture and Plight of the People in Odisha
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Corporate Capture and Plight of the People in Odisha

The government of Odisha is auctioning away thousands of acres of forest lands to corporate houses for mining projects, without the consent of the tribal people living on these lands, in gross violation of FRA and PESA. The tribal people are waging heroic struggles to defend their livelihoods.

Stop Persecution of Medha Patkar and Trustees of Narmada Nav Nirman Abhiyan
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Stop Persecution of Medha Patkar and Trustees of Narmada Nav Nirman Abhiyan

It is indeed atrocious that a public-spirited Trust like NNNA (regd. in Mumbai) which has been working for over two decades in the interest of the displacement-affected adivasi and rural communities in the Narmada valley is having to face such bizarre allegations from vested interests.

Odisha: Droupadi Murmu Set to be President But Repression of Dhinkia Adivasis Continues
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Odisha: Droupadi Murmu Set to be President But Repression of Dhinkia Adivasis Continues

Even as Droupadi Murmu is set to become the country’s first president to emerge from a tribal community, Adivasis in Odisha – her home state – continue to face the brunt of a brutal repression for their opposition to a steel plant in Dhinkia.