Chhattisgarh will not allow GM crops
Chandrasekhar Sahu, agriculture minister of Chhattisgarh, is passionate about making farming a viable proposition for farmers. He has written …
Forest war
Naxalism started as a movement against land alienation. Today it has become a popular movement against natural resource alienation, …
How government is subverting Forest Rights Act
Does this official data betray a conspiracy? Only 1.6 per cent of the 2.9 million claims approved under the Forest Rights Act recognise community …
‘Tribals turn extremists because states are too busy making money from land’
The world’s largest democracy is facing a surge in tribal uprisings. The recent killings of Mahendra Karma and other Congress leaders in …
Bamboo rising
Five years after it was implemented, the Forest Rights Act finally takes root. Communities across the country rush to claim rights over forests …
Mindless on the Maoists
Modi promises "development" to end the Maoist violence but slashes funds for essential jobs and food programmes
Second disempowerment
Tribals have lost their decision-making power twice; first to the state then to the Maoists
A search for a lost friend
Book>> Let’s Call Him Vasu: With The Maoists In Chhattisgarh • Shubhranshu Choudhary • Penguin Books • Rs 350
Private militias
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Salwa Judum: Nemesis of Chhattisgarh's tribals
Film>> India's Hidden War Directed by James Brabazon Produced by Sandra Jordan 30 minutes
Thumb press
Chhattisgarh’s community news service on mobile phone helps tribal people find voice
No land for tribals displaced by Maoist-Salwa Judum conflict: Centre
Activists say that the displacement occurred because Chhattisgarh supported the Salwa Judum; Union minister Arjun Munda says Centre trying to …
Bastar beyond Maoists: tale of a rich region and its poor people
The obsession with insurgents is so deep that no one is paying attention to health and education in this ancient and beautiful land
On the trail of rampaging elephants
Down To Earth reporters visit human-elephant conflict zones and discover that affected people are increasingly venting their ire on forest staff …
Caught in crossfire
Chhattisgarh government withdraws support to people who took shelter in Salwa Judum camps
Identity under threat
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How tribal leadership in Chhattisgarh is helping people access rights
The civil society’s intervention in the tribal regions began in early 1980s on two issues-sustainable livelihood, particularly in forest …
Story from a divided land
The memoir celebrates Chhattisgarh but laments the lost opportunity for its inclusive and violence-free development
Pawns in conservation
Maharashtra forest department’s conservation model puts Madia tribals in Naxals’ line of fire
Tribal governance, Salwa Judum and Maoists
Maoist insurgents killed Mahendra Karma, founder of the anti-Maoist Salwa Judum campaign, in Chhattisgarh’s Jagdalpur district on Saturday. …
Growing fences
Burgeoning population and agricultural encroachment in the last half century have erected artificial walls within the Gond tribes. These ethnic …
Betrayal via bamboo
Largest paper manufacturer is using most of the bamboo in Maharashtra, leaving little for residents
Election boycott over mining
Residents protest iron mining in Maharashtra tehsil; authorities blame murder for boycott
Red alert in Chhattisgarh
Land acquisition is at the centre of intense political and social disputes in the tribal hinterland of Chhattisgarh. On the one hand, Naxal …