
About ALM
Adivasi Lives Matter is a platform that works towards amplifying Adivasi and Tribal voices of India. The initiative was started in 2016 jointly by Ashish Birulee, Ankush Vengurlekar and Isha Chitnis with a vision to enable Adivasi/Tribal youth and individuals in creating & sharing digital stories about Adivasi culture, language, tradition and social issues.
Adivasi Awaaz became the platform for training individuals from Adivasi/Tribal backgrounds and the first formal session of Adivasi Awaaz was conducted in 2019.
Adivasi Lives Matter (ALM) is among the pioneering platforms to amplify Adivasi/Tribal voices from the grassroots through digital content. Over the past five years, ALM has trained more than 500 Adivasi/Tribal individuals to create digital stories that reflect their way of life, culture,traditions and issues. Together, they have produced over 1,200 articles and 3,000 videos highlighting Adivasi/Tribal heritage. Through this work, these content creators have collectively earned over ₹20 lakh.
How Do We Work?


Our Goal
We envision to become a resource center for Adivasi storytellers, entrepreneurs and professionals so that we can channelise their talent and energy in making Adivasi voices heard.

Meet Our Team

Ashish Birulee
Co-founder & Trainer

Nitesh K. Mahto
Project Manager & Editor

Manjul Barla
Graphic Designer

Durga Kharadi
State-Coordinator
Rajasthan

Narendra Sijui
State-Coordinator
Jharkhand

Sridhar Neelam
Partnerships Manager

Rahul Hembrom
Asst. Project Manager

Tongpang
State-Coordinator
Nagaland

Shalini Kullu
Content Strategist & Designer

Sheetal Verma
Finance Manager

Varsha Mario Kachhap
Asst. Project Manager

Kavita Kashyap
State-Coordinator
Chhattisgarh

Tumlesh Neti
Social Media Intern

Thennarassu Sudoroli
State-Coordinator
Tamil Nadu
