The 3-day National Tribal Dance Festival, held between 28 and 30 October in Raipur, included performances by dancers from 27 Indian states & 6 union territories, as well as as some foreign teams.
Jharkhand has approved a resolution to include Sarna, a form of nature worship, as a separate religion in Census 2021. If the Centre approves, Census will have to make space for a new religion.
A part of the school for tribal kids has been converted into a kitchen. It provides food to around 250 villagers, mostly tribals & migrant workers who lost jobs during the lockdown.
Vasava had written a letter to PM Modi last week seeking withdrawal of the Environment ministry's notification of declaring 121 villages of Narmada district as eco-sensitive zone.
Jharkhand has recorded 1,359 rapes from January to September this year. Opposition parties have criticised the JMM-led state govt over 'growing incidents of rape'.
Former cricketer named three Muslim names as the people who lynched tribal man Madhu in Kerala, ignoring the other 13 Hindus & Christians who're also suspected.
Tribals-dominated villages in Panchmahal district barely have any access to drinking water. Electricity and housing also lag far behind other districts.
The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.
With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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