Mining

'Situation of tribals around Jharia coal mines eerily similar to native Americans'

Charles C Mann, author of 1491, a history of the native American population, compares the conditions of tribals living near coal mines of Jharia in Jharkhand to those of native Americans

 
Published: Thursday 06 August 2015

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