Adivasis Demands and the 1989 Act.
Why so few OBCs, Dalits and Adivasis in DU faculty?
Adivasis least likely to report being in poor health;
Muslims most likely.
Adivasis have very small plots in Palghar, just one to five acres.
There the people were talking to me that we Adivasis are against everything.
The people in this picture are Jenu Kuruba Adivasis, who get employment opportunities through this work.
The Adivasis of the forests and the mountains are struggling against police camps and mining companies.
It seems that the Adivasis are only born to suffer and
other to enjoy over our graves.
I write in English so that the world can know about the pain of the Adivasis.
Adivasis take as much as they need from the forest,
and in exchange, they give something to them.
Instead, several landholders, especially Adivasis and Dalits, said they had repeatedly refused
consent for their land being taken.
The Adivasis of our nation understand one of our greatest natural resources-
our forests- much better than others would.
But Muslims and Adivasis preferred religious or caste leaders
while upper-caste Hindus said they would directly approach government officials.
To submerge the communities of Adivasis and other farmers,
labourers, fisher people and their property is illegal, unjust and unethical.
A few
tribal languages belonging to the Dravidian and Munda language families are spoken by the Adivasis of the state.
Here are some of the Adivasi women activists who have proved that Adivasis are not to be sidelined anymore.
CJP stands with the millions of Adivasis whose lives
and livelihoods are threatened by the shocking order by the Supreme Court.
The Forest Rights Act recognises individual rights of Adivasis over forest areas,
if they can prove occupation before December 13, 2005.
However, Tribals themselves believe that they are Adivasis and take pride in having themselves acknowledged as Adivasis,
which is extremely unfortunate.
The Adivasis filed the claims between 2010 and 2012 to their homes and agricultural fields,
no more than a hectare each.
He alleged that government was trying to suppress not only the youths but also the Adivasis, Dalits and other weaker sections.
Gondi is spoken by 12 million Gond Adivasis and yet, there is no one standardised Gondi language that unifies them all.
Scheduled Tribes or Adivasis led a secluded life usually in hills
and forests and did not interact much with the rest of society.
He is from a family of Soliga Adivasis- his mother and father are labourers,
and he has one sister who lives at home.
Of the 80-85 houses in the village, 70 are Adivasi-households of which except the 4-5 Kamaar families,
all the rest are Gond Adivasis.
Adivasis may claim individual rights over forest areas if they can prove that
they have been residents of the area before December 13, 2005.
Like Rajkumari and Sukalo's communities, Adivasis in several parts of the country have for decades experienced
harsh repercussions for protesting against projects and policies.
In fact, the Adivasis had returned about three years ago and were
in the process of rebuilding their lives when the June 28 massacre happened.
Adivasis, Dalits, Muslims,
women and other marginal groups argue that simply by being citizens of a democratic country, they possess equal rights that must be respected.