The violence in Bheema Koregon is still reverberating. We recall that on January 1st, thousands of dalits returning from Bheema Koregaon were beaten up. In that context the names of Milind Ekbote and Sambhaji Bhide cropped up as the instigators of violence.…
Supreme Court in defence of democracy | Vidya Bhushan Rawat
Supreme court has protected it's image to come for the rescue of not merely those who have become victims of high-handedness of Maharashtra police but…
Adivasi Community has right of ownership over natural resources’
‘Adivasi Community has right of ownership over natural resources’ Supreme Court says: YES . . . Government says: NO Some facts: (1) The Central Indian…
Time to declare Adivasis as Indigenous people of India
Today we celebrate World Indigenous people’s day but in the backyard of the biggest democracy of the world is the systematic isolation and displacement of millions of adivasis in the name of development. A veteran activist is fighting for the rights of the…
Are Adivasis children of a lesser god? | Stan Swamy
A life considered indispensable . . . According to PTI reports, Lt.Ummer Fayaz had come home on vacation where he was attending the marriage of his cousin in Kashmir when he was abducted from the venue of the wedding itself. His body was later found near a…
Bloodbath in Bastar: The Theory of Ethinic Cleansing – 2
REVISITING THE THEORY OF ETHNIC CLEANSING IN BASTAR Part 1 Part-2 Hatred and Violence Against Christian Minorities Two days ago news appeared in the media in Chhattisgarh that an Adivasi Christian minor girl was raped and brutally killed in Kondagaon district…
Green Jharkhand: Sold Out
Corporates invited to make green Jharkhand into a desert, devoid of nature and people The Chief Minister of Jharkhand, announced the formation of Jharkhand Investment Promotion Board (JIPB) on 8th July 2016 in Mumbai. He said, “Jharkhand is ushering in an…
Bloodbath in Bastar: The Theory of Ethinic Cleansing
REVISITING THE THEORY OF ETHNIC CLEANSING IN BASTAR Part-1 Adivasis and the ongoing Maoist conflict and anti-Maoist operations – whether it is under the erstwhile peace movement of Salwa Judum[1] and the later Samajik Ekta Manch or the ongoing Operation…
Is Sword Mightier than Pen now?
It is well known proverb, Pen is mightier than sword, but in this Corporate era it seems to be as Sword is mightier than Pen. Recently two journalists were brutally killed in Bihar & Jharkhand. In both murder cases there are similarities. In both cases…
Odisha villagers denied access to basic health facilities
Netri Chhatria of Junapani Village could not avail the service of institutional delivery because she was unable to pay for the transport to visit the nearest Community Health Centre at Komna, the block headquarters, located at a distance of 57 kilometers…