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On 68th #RepublicDay Open letter to PM Modi by Gopalkrishna Gandhi

Heed this 67-year-old tryst =Gopalkrishna Gandhi Illustration: Surendra × Our Republic and the Prime Minister were both born in 1950. An open letter, on Republic Day, to Prime Minister Narendra Modi about India’s deepest oath Dear Prime Minister Warmest greetings… Continue Reading →

Chhattisgarh – Despite threats , Security for activist Bela Bhatia vanishes #WTFnews

The lawyer discovers disturbing development while speaking to Rediff.com‘s Prasanna D Zore. Social activist Bela Bhatia, whose house in Jagdalpur’s Parpa village was attacked by a mob on the intervening nights of January 21-22 and again on the afternoon of… Continue Reading →

Tribal Rights – Mesram clan adivasi people on a mission

S. Harpal Singh Mesram clan Raj Gond families at Keslapur in Adilabad district.— Photo: S. Harpal Singh × × They team up with employees in the tribe in conducting a socio-economic surveyof all families spread over Adilabad, Kumram Bheem and… Continue Reading →

Tribal rights activist Bela Bhatia-Will not leave Bastar, in spite of threats

S Kareemuddin and Ritesh Mishra Hindustan Times, Bastar/Raipur Activist Bela Bhatia has been championing tribal rights for the past decade.(HT File Photo) A day after the alleged attack on her, social activist Bela Bhatia told mediapersons in Jagdalpur that some “goons”… Continue Reading →

Activist Bela Bhatia Attacked At Home In Chhattisgarh’s Bastar, Asked To Leave In 24 Hours

  B Bhatia has worked for several years in Bastar, Chhattisgarh that is affected by Maoist violence. BASTAR: An activist was threatened in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar today by some 30 men who allegedly barged into her home and gave her 24… Continue Reading →

Bastar’s tribal reporter-couple: Editor’s pride, colleagues’ envy, cops’ bane

Ritesh Mishra Raipur, HT Reporter couple Pushpa and Nitin Rokde. (HT Photo) She is a Gond tribal from Chhattisgarh and he a former Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) constable from Maharashtra. Together, Pushpa Rokde (née Usendi) and Nitin Rokde make for… Continue Reading →

As Maharashtra Makes Big Mining Push, Tribals Push Back

  By- Poorvi Kulkarni Madia Gond tribals in Surjagad village, Gadchiroli district, in south-eastern Maharashtra, congregate for the annual pre-harvest festival. This year, as they sat huddled around festive bonfires, they discussed the big push being given to mining activity… Continue Reading →

Bastar -NHRC records pending testimonies of 14 adivasi women victims of rape and sexual assault #Vaw

NHRC records pending testimonies of 14 adivasi women victims in the Peddagelur-Bellamlendra cases of rape and sexual assault by security forces following NHRC order.  Accirding to Bela Bhatia of Bastar  Adhikar Shala (BAS), A five-member NHRC team visited Peddagelur and Bellamnendra… Continue Reading →

Walking the talk: Mesram Raj Gonds live by old customs for the Nagoba jatara

Walking the talk: The Mesram Raj Gonds heading towards Godavari to fetch holy water. – Photo: S. Harpal Singh × : Despite the presence of a network of roads, the Mesram clan of Adivasi Raj Gonds in the Adilabad and… Continue Reading →

Chhattisgarh police’s arrest of 7 Telangana activists a reminder of its license to destroy lives

The situation is worsening with impunity resulting from complete lack of accountability. Padmaja Shaw| Image: https://icrindia.wordpress.com/tag/chhattisgarh/ × It has been an eventful New Year for the Chhattisgarh government. First, Kopa Kunjam, an adivasi youth who was detained on false charges… Continue Reading →

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