Adivasi
Love in the time of development
Pankaj Sekhsaria’s new novel about the Andaman islands turns real life into compelling prose.
Madhusree Mukerjee | Apr 06, 2016
Water and the community
Bandh-dong committees in western Assam manage the equitable distribution of water through community participation
Aparna Unni | Mar 28, 2016
Unravelling realities
A new collection of stories provides layered representations of indigenous communities.
Namrata Chaturvedi | Jan 18, 2016
The 13 men from Subalpur
Sonia Faleiro's book on the Birbhum gang rape is riddled with inconsistencies and contradictions.
Madhusree Mukerjee | Jul 10, 2015
Deride and conquer
Shashank Kela’s book on Adivasi history contextualises and re-evaluates their current struggles
C R Bijoy | Jul 15, 2013
Legacies of a colonial state
Shashank Kela speaks about his new book, A Rogue and Peasant Slave: 200 years of Adivasi Resistance.
Javed Iqbal | Jan 25, 2013
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