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Under Section 35 of the Madhya Pradesh PESA Rules 2021, the Gram Sabha has been invested with powers over the natural resources, agriculture and land only within the jurisdiction of the Gram Panchayat whereas in the Adivasi tradition, these powers extend up to the boundaries of the area inhabited by the community, says Manish Bhatt Manu

Today, the Adivasis of India have been reduced to such a state that they are no longer asking for anything from the government. They only want the government to be kind enough not to deprive them of what they have. But the government is not ready to concede even that, writes Himanshu Kumar

The Pegasus expose shows that social activists and journalists espousing the cause of Dalitbahujans may also have been spied upon. FORWARD Press talked with Soni Sori, Degree Prasad Chouhan, Ashok Bharti, Rupesh Kumar Singh and Ipsa Shatakshi – all of whom were targeted

Commemorating the Adivasi warriors who had launched a fierce battle against the British, the landlords and the blood-sucking moneylenders, Vishad Kumar argues that the circumstances that led to the battle remain unchanged