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women sitting at the edge of a teak plantation-tribal
February 28, 2020
Forest conservation vs land rights: A zero-sum game?
A government campaign to plant more trees has sparked a negative response from Adivasi communities.
by Lou Del Bello | 8 min read
Dr John Oommen-illustration
February 13, 2020
IDR Interviews | Dr John Oommen
A physician and public health specialist, Dr John Oommen shares insights from more than three decades of working on community health among Adivasi peoples, and reflects on why we need to rethink the dominant development paradigm.
by Ayesha Marfatia, Rachita Vora | 10 min read
September 12, 2019
IDR Interviews | Stan Swamy
An activist and humanitarian, Stan tells us how people’s movements grow and are sustained in the context of his fight against the displacement and human rights violations faced by Adivasi peoples.
by Sneha Philip, Smarinita Shetty | 7 min read
An Adivasi woman with a medical kit
August 14, 2019
Working with Adivasi peoples, instead of for them
To better serve the needs of Adivasi communities, the social sector must first abandon its top down methods.
by Anamika Ashish, Varun Behani | 4 min read
forest rights
March 15, 2019
Are conservation groups actually safeguarding our forests?
Conservation groups should be helping Adivasis save forests. Instead, many are working to evict them.
by Madhu Ramnath | 5 min read
Baiga Adivasi in protest walk in India-adivasi
February 12, 2019
How development excludes Adivasi peoples
Failing to understand the Adivasi world view and imposing the dominant development paradigm on Adivasi peoples is affecting their identity and well-being.
by Debjeet Sarangi | 4 min read
adivasis in jharkhand
February 6, 2019
Urbanising around tribal land
Tribal communities living around urban spaces face a host of issues when it comes to unlocking the full potential and value of their land.
by Bijal Brahmbhatt | 5 min read
Xavier Dias profile_BnW
November 15, 2018
IDR Interviews | Xavier Dias
The oppression of Adivasi peoples in their own lands, at the hands of outsiders, led a young student activist from Bombay to spend the next four decades of his life fighting for land and labour rights.
by Sneha Philip, Smarinita Shetty | 7 min read
Several villagers sitting in a circle
October 25, 2018
Transforming lives through women’s collectives
Using a unique, farmer-focused research methodology, this project encourages women to view themselves not as secondary players in the agricultural sector, but as principal farmers, researchers, teachers, and active agents of social change.
by Kuntalika Kumbhakar, Ritesh Pandey, Wanborlang Khymdeit | 9 min read
child on weighing scale
September 13, 2018
Why does undernutrition persist in India’s tribal populations?
The data tells us that India's aspirations to improve its nutrition status cannot be realised without focused policy changes towards the Scheduled Tribes.
by Saumya Shrivastava | 5 min read
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