VKA was formed on 26 December 1952 against a backdrop of 'unabated conversions'. Although an apolitical organisation, it is seen as crucial to BJP's Chhattisgarh win in 2023, and its 2018 loss.
To give this land to tribals for cultivation, state requires governor to suspend Forest (Conservation) Act. Matter pending 5 months with Raj Bhavan, which has sought 'clarifications'.
The Prime Minister also released Rs 18,000 crore as the 15th installment of the PM Kisan scheme to more than eight crore beneficiary farmers across the country.
RSS & affiliates reject term 'Adivasi', saying it goes against idea of united India, and prefer 'Vanvasi'. But others oppose latter term, saying it implies tribals are 'uncivilised'.
Tuhin A. Sinha and Suraj Prasad’s latest historical novel, Sido Kanhu: The Santhal Hul, Bharat’s First War of Independence’, was recently launched at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts.
The effort to unite India, bring equity for women, and do away with outdated religious practices, is now also exposing real faultlines in the uniformity politics that’s underway.
Akhil Bharatiya Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram has urged govt not to bring in Uniform Civil Code without consultations, warning that doing so could lead to mistrust within tribal communities.
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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