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Ulgulan – the battle to reclaim forests continues

Today, on Birsa Munda’s 143rd birth anniversary, when Adivasis all over the country will remember 'Dharti Aaba', they will still carry the fire that Birsa lit. Why is that so? What is the history of Ulgulan and what form has today’s struggle taken? Rajan Kumar explains

राजन कुमार November 15, 2017
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