June 26, 2025
Between forests and fields: Baigas search for identity and livelihood
The Baiga people in Chattisgarh face growing threats to their forest-based livelihoods, pushing the community towards low-wage farm labour.
Dibyendu Chaudhuri
Dibyendu Chaudhuri works in the research and advocacy unit at PRADAN. A geologist by education, he has spent more than 22 years mobilising people from indigenous communities in the central Indian plateau and has helped them strengthen their livelihoods. Dibyendu specialises in human resources development, M&E, integrated natural resource management, and microfinance.
Articles by Dibyendu Chaudhuri
April 8, 2025
The promise and perils of chilli farming for the tribes in Telangana
Telangana’s indigenous communities grow chilli and cotton under exploitative conditions. While prices have fallen, other livelihoods remain out of reach.
March 8, 2024
Adivasi livelihoods in Central India: What the numbers say
A survey of Adivasi households in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh reveals malnutrition, landlessness, and poor literacy, and suggests ways to overcome these challenges.
August 22, 2023
The sick tea gardens: Workers seek alternative livelihoods
Workers in the unprofitable tea gardens in West Bengal are growing areca nut and pepper to supplement their paltry primary income.
December 8, 2020
Old wine in a new bottle?
A look at how the evolution of organic farming in India is harming farmers by ‘deskilling’ them.
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