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Adivasi revolts of the 18th and the 19th centuries were the response to a progressive alienation of their land and forests by the State through enactment of laws and use of force. Today, there are laws to stop this continuing uprooting of people but only on paper, writes Goldy M. George

Nand Kumar Baghel says that people of Tumarkhurd were against the decision of the state government to build a Ram temple. That is the reason they have erected an Ashok Stambh and laid the foundation stone of a Buddha Vihar at the place designated for the temple

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Complaints against the security forces by Adivasis have been found to be investigated by the security forces themselves, sometimes even by the accused personnel, thus nullifying the role of the NHRC, writes Goldy M. George

Over the past decade there have been more than 3500 encounters as part of the anti-Maoist operations and nearly 2000 people have lost their lives. The police and the security forces have been allegedly involved in sexual assaults and even gang rapes. Yet, an NHRC camp to be held in Raipur has chosen to spare itself these horror stories

Guru Ghasidas sought complete liberation from casteism and untouchability with his rejection of idol worship, temples and “bhakti”. It was radical for his times. Goldy M. George tells the story of how he instilled pride and self-respect among the oppressed masses of Chhattisgarh

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A series of unconstitutional measures by the State over the years led the Adivasi parganas and panchayats to engage in serious discussions on a mode of cultural resistance. They zeroed in on the pathalgadi as a way of enshrining their Constitutional rights and empowering themselves to keep the land-hungry corporates away