Rajesh Kumar Tripathi
Rajesh Kumar Tripathi runs Jan Chetna Raigarh, a sangathan (people’s organisation) that works in the Adivasi areas of Chhattisgarh. The organisation focuses on issues related to environmental protection, displacement and rehabilitation, food security, PESA law, forest rights law, and mining and industry.
Areas of expertise
Environment and pollution
Currently working at
Jan Chetna, coordinator
Articles by Rajesh Kumar Tripathi
March 5, 2024
Is the elephant not a wild animal? People in Chhattisgarh wonder
The houses in Pelma village carry wall-painted warnings about elephant attacks, but a mining company was permitted to cut down forests stating there’s no wildlife in the area.
February 7, 2024
Coal Satyagraha: Adivasis reclaim their natural resources
People in Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh district have set up their own coal company and built an ecosystem for sustained resistance against corporate mining.
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