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#AdivasiAwaaz is a project by Adivasi Lives Matter (ALM) and Prayog, CG to help the Adivasi (Indigenous) youth of India assert their identities through digital stories to preserve, promote and amplify Adivasi identity.

Apr 13
5 min

Is Religious Polarisation Of The Adivasi Communities A Tool To Perpetuate Neo-Liberalism?

Religious polarisation among the Adivasis have prevented unanimity of voices against neo liberalization and Jal, Jungle, Zameen rights....

Khumtia Debbarma

Apr 12
2 min

What Does The History Of Brooms Teach About The Indigenous Communities Of Tripura

Have you ever seen a broom made of a flowering bush?

Kamal Jamatia

Apr 11
2 min

The Last Warrior Of Tripura Dies At Age 125, Leaves Behind A Legacy Of Unique Memories

What you would do if you knew you would live for 125 years?

Rinku Kumari

Mar 17
5 min

Why Adivasis Need The Forest Rights Act

Tribals/Adivasis have been historically excluded from mainstream discourses. They are marginalised by their geographical isolation as...

Jagmohan Binjhwar

Mar 14
2 min

जानिए आदिवासियों के रोचक खेल 'अंडा चोर' के बारे में

इस खेल को सामन्यतः 5 खिलाड़ी खेलते हैं। आदिवासी बच्चे प्राचीन काल से यह खेल खेलते आ रहे हैं।

Kanniyappan K V

Mar 13
3 min

The Light Of 75th Amrit Mahotsav Yet To Illuminate The Irular Adivasi Homes

While, 'development' has been widely used, debated and deliberated upon, in the mainstream political discourse of India, in the last...

Sushil M. Kuvar

Mar 1
3 min

जानिए महान धनुर्धर एवं वीर योद्धा एकलव्य की कहानी

महान धनुर्धर एकलव्य की जयंती प्रत्येक वर्ष एक मार्च को मनाया जाता है। इस लेख में एकलव्य के जीवन कहानी को पढ़ा जा सकता है।

Khapang Debbarma

Feb 26
3 min

Amar Manikya, The King Whose Life Inspired Rabindranath Tagore To Write "Mukut"

Born in Amardeva, Amar Manikya was the ruler of Tripura for nine years. His ruling period was chequered and eventful, spent in perpetual...

Chhotelal Kumar

Feb 23
3 min

ADIVASIS AND THE IDEA OF NOBLE SAVAGES: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS

In the survey report of Oxfam India (2021), about 20% of Adivasis faced discrimination. The mainstream has always viewed Adivasis as alien.

Khapang Debbarma

Feb 20
3 min

KOKBOROK SHORT STORIES: A BRIEF HISTORY

Short stories are effective means to portray reflections of any community or society. “Hathai” was the first published Kokborok short story

Evanjelina Kullu

Feb 10
3 min

6 ways to revive your Adivasi culture

Here are the six ways which will help us to gain a grip on our identities which have been tried to erase.

Feminism in India

Jan 28
9 min

जसिंता केरकेट्टाः विकास के दंश, प्रेम और आशाओं को कविताओं में पिरोती एक कवयित्री

झारखंड की इस युवा कवियत्री ने अपने कविताओं के जरिए आदिवासीयों की संस्कृति और उनकी समस्याओं को बेहतरीन तरीके से सामने लायी हैं।

Khapang Debbarma

Jan 25
3 min

Inventing New Indigenous Words Is Key To Meeting The Challenges Of Globalization

Alindralal Tripura created many new words and rejuvenated the Kokborok language. We can learn a lot from his life

Khapang Debbarma

Jan 21
2 min

United Nations Decade Of Indigenous Languages: Remembering The Kokborok Literary Hero Of Tripura

It is owing to the efforts of Thakur Radhamohan in the 20th Century that Kokborok exists in its present form today

Boniface Gaigulung Kamei

Jan 20
3 min

Zeliangrong Nagas Reawaken Ancient Rituals And Songs Through This Winter Festival

The Gaan Ngai festival draws attention to the indigenous way of life where dormitory system was a part of Naga culture

Khapang Debbarma

Jan 19
3 min

Will Places And Rivers Of Tripura Ever Be Restored Back To Their Kokborok Names?

This Kokborok Day, as Tripuris celebrate their language, we must also remember how we lost many of our words

Kamal Jamatia

Jan 15
2 min

How A Tripuri Custom Celebrates Same-Sex Friendship As An Essential Aspect Of Life

Men and women have best friends to whom they promise undying love and loyalty

Deepti Mary Minj

Jan 10
8 min

My Journey From Jharkhand To Cambridge: The Truth About Meritocracy And Scholarships

People are not born with merit. An ecosystem of socio-economic support nurtures excellence

Jinit Parmar, Guest Writer

Jan 3
3 min

Displaced From Their Forests, Adivasi Herders Have No Option But To Make Jewelry For A Living

In the name of rehabilitation, the Hakki Pikki community members were evicted from the forest and resettled on the outskirts of Bengaluru

Boniface G Kamei

Dec 31, 2021
3 min

How A Naga Community Refused To Align With Organized Majoritarian Religion

The Nagas did not simply accept Western forms of government of men but started a counter movement of reviving their traditional religion