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Edited by Pramod Ranjan, Forward Press, 128 pages, Rs 300 (hardback), Rs 150 (paperback), Rs 100 (e-book)

In Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district, the police have filed a case against those insulting Adivasis in the name of Durga Puja. This is a historic moment and we will see its effect in the days to come. The masses that have been enduring cultural slavery so far will now have the courage to break free of those shackles

The fast-diminishing population of one of the oldest tribes is a cause for concern, especially because this calls into question their fundamental rights. While governments leave no stone unturned in restoring buildings and monuments to promote tourism, a people and its culture escape their attention

Birsa Munda’s Ulgulan Movement was sparked by the demand for land rights. The British put an end to the movement by introducing the CNT Act. The Act secured the land cultivated by the Adivasis against non-agricultural use while granting them limited transfer rights

Mythology, with its rich symbolism and fantasies, not only introduces us to untold facts but also, if we go to its roots, it can help us re-render and understand human history. He says Brahmins have very deftly used mythology to serve their interests. Read Mohammed Arif Khan’s review of ‘Mahishasur: Ek Jannayak’

Jharkhand’s former chief minister Shibu Soren in conversation with Pramod Ranjan and Nawal Kishore Kumar