Home to an amazing 533 living tribes, India’s tribal population is the largest in the world. Despite encroaching urbanisation, habitat loss and dwindling livelihoods, many tribal communities ...

The event, marking the 150th birth anniversary of tribal leader Birsa Munda and celebrating Janjatiya Gaurav Divas, highlighted the profound contributions of India’s tribal communities to the ...

Alpa Shah lived among the tribal villagers in their guerrilla ... named after the village of Naxalbari in eastern India, where a violent left-wing uprising occurred in 1967. Although it was ...

The leaders were killed by well-armed British soldiers but very few students in schools know the details of this tribal uprising as history books taught have no mention about it." Munda added ...

Pakur, India – Sitting at a dusty roadside tea stall with his friends in Bada Sanakad village in the tribal-dominated eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, Abdul Gafur is furious. “Who says we ...

In his speech, PM Modi honoured Birsa Munda, also known as Dharti Aaba (Father of the Earth), and extended warm wishes to the tribal communities of India. He recalled his visit to Ulihatu ...

Odisha on Tuesday remembered freedom fighter and tribal icon Rando Majhi on his 169th martyrdom day. Rando headed a movement ...

Odisha on Tuesday remembered freedom fighter and tribal icon Rando Majhi on his 169th martyrdom day. Majhi headed a movement against the British from 1853 till he was shot dead by the police two years ...

Birsa Munda, known as 'Dharti Aba' (father of the land), was born on November 15, 1875. He had led the tribal uprising against the British and died at the age of 25 while in custody.

Odisha commemorated the 169th martyrdom day of Rando Majhi, a notable freedom fighter and tribal icon. Majhi bravely led a rebellion against British colonial forces from 1853 to 1855, which resulted ...