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Dongria Kondh
Your gods are mine
Issue Date: Jan 15, 2011
When patdehri (chief priest) Halu Thanapati, 68, gets possessed, he hastily dives into the badan khaal—the yoni of Goddess Duarseni, the supreme deity of his tribe—as though to suck the rare wisdom that ensures ‘existence’ on earth.
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Forest alert
Issue Date: Sep 15, 2010
Few committees have been as forthright as the N C Saxena Committee on the violation of the Forest Rights Act (FRA) by the very authorities which are charged with upholding them—the state governments.
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Call to Cameron
Issue Date: Apr 15, 2010
Visual sophistry of James Cameron’s Avatar may have got it Oscars in technical categories, but many say the film’s plot was all too familiar.
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Roles have reversed
Issue Date: May 31, 2010
Book>> Sacrificing People: Invasion of a Tribal Landscape • by Felix Padel • Orient Blackswan • Rs 395
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‘Vedanta violated laws, tribal rights’
Issue Date: Apr 15, 2010
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has confirmed mining corporation Vedanta violated forest laws and tribal rights in Orissa’s Kalahandi district. Reports uploaded on the ministry website in March said work has started in anticipation of forest clearance for mining which is a violation of the ministry guidelines.
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UK government censures Vedanta
Issue Date: Nov 15, 2009
THE UK government has criticized multi-national mining corporation, Vedanta Resources, for ignoring the rights of Dongria Kondh tribals of
Kalahandi district in Orissa.
The UK governments wing that deals with promoting guidelines on ethical behaviour for corporate bodies reprimanded Vedanta on October 13
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