“Halt the Hate”: Amnesty International’s new website to track and document hate crimes in...
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
One of the leading human rights organization Amnesty International India has launched a website on Thursday which will be used to...
Manipur insurgents order shutdown to protest Modi’s visit
Imphal (IANS): The Coordinating Committee (Corcom) formed by six proscribed underground organisations in Manipur on Tuesday called for a 17-hour shutdown in Manipur to...
‘Long March’ succeeds, Maharashtra concedes farmers’ demands
Mumbai (IANS): The gruelling 200-km, six-day long 'Long March' by over 35,000 farmers ended on a positive note, with the Maharashtra government conceding most...
Farmers ‘crack whip’ on Maharashtra government
Mumbai (IANS): For the second time in 10 months, Maharashtra farmers cracked the whip on the government to turn spotlight on the grave agrarian...
Education a constitutional right, says Adv Prakash Ambedkar; calls for rally to Vidhan Sabha...
By Daisy Katta, TwoCircles.net
As the students’ strike in Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) entered the 18th day, Advocate Prakash Ambedkar, National President, BHARIP...
Shikha Mandi: The first Radio Jockey to host a show in Santhali language
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
Santhali might be the language of over 40 lakh people in four states, but it has rarely received the promotion or...
11 arrested for Kerala tribal youth’s murder
Thrissur (Kerala), (IANS): The Kerala Police on Saturday said it has arrested nine more persons in connection with the murder of a 27-year-old "mentally unfit"...
NPP releases ‘People’s Document’ for Meghalaya polls
Jowai (Meghalaya), (IANS): National People's Party President Conrad K. Sangma on Thursday released the People's Document for Meghalaya at an election rally here.
The "People's...
Don’t let money overpower our Naga identity: NPF leader
Zunheboto (Nagaland), (IANS): The ruling Naga People's Front (NPF) on Monday called upon the state's people to choose between preserving the Naga identity and money...
Elections to Tripura’s Charilam Assembly seat on March 12
Agartala, (IANS): The polls in Tripura's Charilam Assembly constituency will be held on March 12, a notification issued by the Election Commission on Thursday...
Nagaland polls contest between Nagas, outside forces: NPF chief
Kohima, Feb 12 (IANS): Nagaland's ruling NPF chief Shurhozelie Liezietsu on Monday said the February 27 assembly election is not just a contest between...
Seminar on Tribal literature and Tribal poet meet to grace Sahitya Akademi’s ‘Annual Festival...
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: This year, Sahitya Akademi’s ‘Annual Festival of Letters’ will feature a seminar on Oral and Tribal literature and...
Meghalaya: Chief Minister Sangma hits out at Modi government for rejecting Church leader’s...
Shillong (IANS): Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on Thursday hit out at NDA Central government for rejecting the visa application of Baptist World Alliance...
Manipur Catholic schools shut down after threats
Imphal (IANS): All the Christian missionary schools in and around Imphal, Manipur, remained shut indefinitely for the second day on Tuesday following threats from...
NPF, BJP, Congress to participate in Nagaland polls
Kohima (IANS): Three major political parties in poll-bound Nagaland -- the ruling Naga Peoples' Front (NPF), the BJP and the Congress -- have done...
Reduction in scholarship allocation for Dalit students a major concern, shows that Dalits, Adivasis...
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
The Union Budget presented today by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley received sharp criticism from the National Campaign for Dalit Human Rights...
State shielding perpetrators, polarising communities, says Kashmir civil society group on rape and murder...
By TwoCircles.net Staff reporter
The Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCCS) on Wednesday, January 31 expressed serious apprehensions on the role of police...
Increase in funds for Dalits, Tribals in Union Budget
New Delhi (IANS): The allocation of funds for Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) has been increased to Rs 56,619 crore and Rs...
Notification for Nagaland poll issued, shutdown called for Thursday
Kohima (IANS): The Election Commission of India on Wednesday issued the notification for the February 27 elections to the 60-member Nagaland Assembly despite civil...
Three-day conference on “Tribal situation in India” starts at the Indira Gandhi National Tribal...
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Amarkantak (Madhya Pradesh): On Monday, January 29, the 47th Annual Conference of the Indian Anthropological Society on the theme ‘Tribal Situation...
Gujjar-Bakerwal villages in J&K facing water blockade following protests over rape of 8-year-old girl,...
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
Kathua: As protests against the alleged rape and murder of an eight-year-old tribal girl intensify across the Jammu and Kashmir,...
Indian diaspora in London mark Republic Day with protests against Hindutva, attacks on Dalits...
By M Ghazali Khan for TwoCircles.net
Instead of hosting and participating in festivities, the UK-based Indian Diaspora marked the Republic Day by organising a protest...
In J&K, Gujjar community threatens state-wide agitation against alleged rape and murder of eight-year-old...
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
Jammu: On Thursday, January 18, Jammu and Kashmir woke up to a terrible news of the death of an eight-year-old...
Amnesty International urges Chhattisgarh authorities to protect Adivasis protesting against private companies
By TwoCircles.net Staff reporter
Raigarh: Amnesty International India on Sunday, January 14 said that the local authorities in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, should respect and protect the...
Now, SC/STs in Delhi can apply for employment loan via app
New Delhi, (IANS): The Delhi government will launch a mobile application on Saturday through which Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, Other Backward Classes, minorities, and handicapped...
Tribal farmer commits suicide in Jharkhand over burnt crop
Ranchi, (IANS): A 55-year-old tribal farmer, Buddhu Oraon, on Thursday committed suicide by jumping into a well after 80 quintals of his paddy crop was...
Seven Maoists, including 5 women killed in Maharashtra police encounter
Gadchiroli (Maharashtra), (IANS): At least seven suspected Maoists, including five women, were killed in a gun-battle near Zinganur forests here on Wednesday, official sources said.
The...
200 environmental women defenders killed in 2017: Activists
By Vishal Gulati
Nairobi, (IANS): This year has been the deadliest for environmental women defenders, with 200 assignations reported across the globe, and most of them...
आदिवासियों को बेदख़ल करके झारखंड सरकार की सोना लूटने की तैयारी
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
तमाड़ (रांची) : रांची ज़िला तमाड़ क्षेत्र का लूंगटू गांव मैदान… यहां लोग सुबह से बैठकर शहर से आने वाले अपने...
Corruption cases witnessed rise in Jharkhand: NCRB
Ranchi, (IANS): Jharkhand has witnessed 36.13 per cent rise in corruption cases while crimes against women have dipped slightly, according to the National Crime Record...
New Rural Livelihood scheme for Northeast to benefit tribals: DoNER Minister
New Delhi, (IANS): The new Rural Livelihood scheme for the Northeast will primarily benefit the tribals and the lower socio economic groups including women in...
‘कभी ब्राहमण भी खाते थे गो-मांस’
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
रांची (झारखंड) : अखिल भारतीय आदिवासी धर्म परिषद के राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष व संयुक्त बिहार के पूर्व विधान पार्षद छत्रपति शाही मुंडा...
Minor Adivasi girl raped, murdered in West Bengal, locals hit the streets in protest
By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net
The gangrape and murder of a minor Adivasi girl in North Dinajpur in West Bengal has resulted in massive protests...
Bodruddoja Saikh: The coach behind more than 75 medals won by Paralympians of West...
By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net
Sometimes, adversity comes in the form of poverty, illiteracy and malnutrition. On other occasions, it comes in the form of...
Tribal varsity aims to mainstream tribal youth: President
Amarkantak (Madhya Pradesh), (IANS): President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday said the aim of the Indira Gandhi National Tribal University is to help tribal youth...
A generation born in displacement with no land rights: Vallabh Sagar Dam and its...
By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net
Over the past few years, the Indian state has faced increasing resistance from Adivasis across the nation over land acquisition and...
If Sardar Sarovar is for people of Gujarat, what about us? Ask Adivasis of...
By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net
Over the past few years, the Indian state has faced increasing resistance from Adivasis across the nation over land acquisition and...
35 years and counting: Adivasis who lost all their land to Machannala Dam in...
By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net
Over the past few years, the Indian state has faced increasing resistance from Adivasis across the nation over land acquisition and...
Nearly three years after chit fund scam, Adivasis of Tapi remain at a loss...
By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net
Almost a year ago, just as Indians across the nation were returning from work or sitting at home on the evening...
Narayanan M Sankaran: A Ph.D. holder from Kerala who wants to instill Adivasi pride...
By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net
Most people would be happy to find work after completing nearly a decade of higher education. But Narayanan M Sankaran, who...
Tribal organisation rallies against amendment in Land Act, conversion law
Ranchi, (IANS): A tribal organisation held a rally in Ranchi on Monday against the Jharkhand government's Anti-Conversion Bill and its proposed amendments in the 2013...
How illegal stone quarries are destroying Adivasi villages of Tapi district
By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net
Ashokbhai Gamit is a farmer in Vaghpani village of Vyara Taluka, Tapi District. As a farmer, he carries a lot of...
Journalist killed by tribal party cadres in Tripura: Police
Agartala, (IANS): A journalist working for a local television channel was allegedly killed in an attack by tribal party cadres in Tripura on Wednesday, police...
National Commission for Scheduled Tribes issues notice to BHU over faulty recruitment process
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
Taking note of the several wrongful recruitments done at the Banaras Hindu University on posts reserved for schedule castes, schedule tribes,...
Petition seeks justice for author whose book was banned by Jharkhand government
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
A petition on Change.org has been launched to demand justice for Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar, a doctor and the author of book...
Tribal panchayats eye MP-MLA funds for farmers’ widows, orphans
Yavatmal (Maharashtra), (IANS): More than 160 tribal panchayats from different districts in the state passed resolutions demanding that MPs and MLAs look after the welfare...
Act against ‘atrocities’ on Telangana’s Dalits, Congress tells panels
New Delhi/Hyderabad, (IANS): The Congress on Wednesday urged the NHRC and the National Commission for Scheduled Castes to direct the Telangana government to take action...
30 Tripura policemen injured in attack by tribal party activists
Agartala, (IANS): Over 30 policemen were injured in Tripura on Tuesday when activists of a tribal party attacked them, alleging a woman has been abducted,...
Tripura parties threaten agitations for tribal state
Agartala, (IANS): Two regional parties on Monday warned of agitations in support of their demand for a separate state for tribals in Tripura.
"To highlight our...
तारोन दोद्राई की सीखने की ये ललक आपको हौसलों से भर देगी
प्रियंका सुबर्नो
झारखंड के खूंटी ज़िला के तोरपा ब्लॉक, ज़रिया पंचायत, रंगरू टोली गांव में स्थित ‘विलेज लेवल सर्विस सेंटर’ (वी.एल.एस.सी.) ग्राम स्तर सेवा केंद्र...
When Baduria and Basirhat burnt, Uttar Dinajpur rose in protests too against the rape...
By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net
In the first week of July, Bengal was engulfed in communal tension, with the North 24 Parganas simmering with incidents...
Irom Sharmila to tie the knot
Kodaikanal (Tamil Nadu), (IANS): Finally, Irom Sharmila, the indefatigable fighter against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Manipur, has decided to tie the...
Yogi Adityanath booked after nude picture of tribal women shared on his fanpage
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
An Adivasi woman from Assam, Laxmi Orang, has filed a case against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Aditynath and Ram Prasad Sarma,...
Taking cue from Black Lives Matter, ‘Dalit, Minorities, Tribal Lives Matter’ campaign launched in...
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
Taking a cue from the ongoing mass campaign Black Lives Matter, South Asian Minorities Lawyers Association has decided to launch a...
Tripura parties oppose demand for separate state by tribals
Agartala, (IANS): Tripura's ruling CPI-M on Friday accused the BJP of "instigating" a tribal party to hold a rail and road blockade from July...
Tripura tribal party to launch agitation for separate state
Agartala, (IANS): A tribal-based party in Tripura has stepped up efforts to push its demands -- including for a separate state -- even as...
Tribals tear banners, posters at BJP office in Jharkhand
Ranchi, (IANS): Around 300 tribals equipped with traditional weapons, protested amendments in the two land acts on Friday by tearing banners and posters at...
Leela Santhosh: Kerala’s first Adivasi filmmaker who wants to tell the real stories of...
By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net
Kerala is often presented as one of the most equitable states in the nation; a state where (at least relatively) your...
Bodies of Manipur activists killed in 2015 violence to be buried
Imphal, (IANS): Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Tuesday said the bodies of eight tribal activists killed in mob violence in September 2015...
In Arunachal, tribal taboos are conservation devices
By Sweta Daga
"My Naba (father) always says you can't challenge nature. If you challenge nature, you are asking for trouble. When you see a...
Two Andhra tribal girls gang raped, villagers seek to cover up
Visakhapatnam, (IANS): Two tribal girls were gang raped by eight men in a village in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam district and village elders tried to...
Schedule Tribe across Tamil Nadu except for one district: The curious case of Erode...
By Amit Kumar, Twocircles.net
Erode: Some refer to it as a bureaucratic mistake, while others blame it to caste politics, yet for 30,000 people of...
The 40-year wait of a community to start life outside the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve
By Amit Kumar, Twocircles.netGudalur, Tamil Nadu: The Indian experience of wildlife and forest conservation has been synonymous with forced evictions, mostly of tribals, from...
Indian tribal women’s ‘smart’ ride to economic self-reliance
By Anurag Dey
Sahebganj (Jharkhand), (IANS): Her thumbs flying fast over the touchscreen of her smartphone, Purnima Mahato, 35, of this tribal village in Jharkhand,...
Incentivise banks for opening branches in Chhattisgarh’s tribal areas: CM
New Delhi, (IANS): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Sunday said the Centre should incentivise private commercial banks for opening branches in remote tribal...
विश्व स्वास्थ्य दिवस गुज़र गया, लेकिन इन आदिवासी महिला किसानों की किसी से न...
शैलेंद्र सिन्हा
दुमका (झारखंड) : हर साल की तरह हमने कल यानी 7 अप्रैल ‘विश्व स्वास्थ्य दिवस’ मना लिया. सरकारी स्तर कई कार्यक्रम हुए जिनकी...
Two months after being attacked by SFI cadre, Dalit student continues to wait for...
By Amit Kumar, Twocircles.net
This is the third and final part of a three-part series of stories documenting caste discrimination against Dalit, Bahujan and...
सिंगरौली : क्या यहां जनतंत्र कॉर्पोरेटतंत्र बन चुका है?
TwoCircles.net News Desk
सिंगरौली : ‘पिछले दस सालों से हम कंपनी से अपनी जीविका, आवास और मुआवजे की मांग कर रहे हैं, लेकिन कंपनी लगातार...
‘I am not here by luck. I am equal to everyone else’ says lone...
This is the second of the three-part series of stories documenting caste discrimination against Dalit, Bahujan and Adivasi students /faculty at the Mahatma Gandhi...
The BJP won in UP. Can we please get rid of the facade called...
By Mushtaque Rahamat for Twocircles.net
The elevation of Yogi Adityanath to be the next Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh has finally obliterated the oft-repeated differentiation...
We have been displaced thrice, will not allow it again: Geetha, leader of Adivasi...
This is the second of the two-part series on the proposed Athirapally dam in the Thrissur district of Kerala, and how it will destroy...
Waterfalls, tribals and animals be damned: Why the proposed Athirapally dam is a disaster...
This is the first in a two-part series on the proposed Athirapally dam in the Thrissur district of Kerala, and how it will destroy...
BSF to probe killing of 3 Tripura tribals by its men
Agartala, (IANS): The Border Security Force (BSF) has ordered a court of inquiry into the killing of three tribals in firing by its troopers...
Three tribals killed, two hurt in Tripura BSF firing
Agartala, (IANS): Three tribals, including a woman, were killed and two others injured in BSF firing in southern Tripura, an official here said.
"BSF troopers...
Sharmila to quit politics but continue fight against AFSPA
Imphal, (IANS): Handed a humiliating defeat on her maiden foray into electoral politics, Manipur's human rights activist Irom Sharmila on Saturday announced she would...
CM Okram Ibobi Singh leading in Manipur
New Delhi, (IANS): Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh was leading in Thoubal constituency, as counting of votes polled in the assembly elections progressed...
Adivasi girl branded ‘mentally ill’ for speaking against discrimination finally allowed to continue her...
By Twocircles.net Staff Reporter
Thiruvananthapuram: After suffering for many months, Athira, a tribal student of College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram (CET), is finally upbeat, and for...
Manipur election candidates face bomb, gun attacks
Imphal, (IANS): Several candidates in the upcoming Manipur elections have been targeted with bombs and guns by unidentified persons, police sources said on Thursday.
A...
The myth of Hindu ‘minority’: Debunking right-wing propoganda
By Ram Puniyani for Twocircles.net
The biases and misconceptions about conversions and population growth have been used by communal forces to divide the society. This...
I will continue to fight against AFSPA, but through politics: Irom Sharmila
By Aaquib Khan for Twocircles.net
For the past decade and a half, Irom Chanu Sharmila’s name has been synonymous with peaceful resistance against State policies....
Sharmila files papers from Manipur’s Thoubal seat
Imphal, (IANS): 'Iron Lady' Irom Sharmila on Thursday filed her nomination papers to contest from Thoubal constituency in the Manipur assembly elections.
"I am fighting...
Congress moves EC, seeks probe into Irom Sharmila’s allegations
New Delhi, (IANS): The Congress on Wednesday moved the Election Commission demanding a probe into allegations by civil rights activist Irom Sharmila that she...
Adivasi girl in Kerala college branded mentally ill; ostracised for speaking against discrimination
By Shafeeq Hudawi, Twocircles.net
It is no secret that students from the marginalised communities have been at the receiving end of casteist abuse across the...
Attacks against minorities, Dalits grew sharply in BJP-led regime: US report
Washington, (IANS) : Religious tolerance has deteriorated and religious freedom violations have increased in India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's regime, a report by...
Social justice ministry spent 54% of budget on SC scholarships
New Delhi, (IANS) : The central government on Thursday said around 54 per cent of the Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry's budgetary allocation in...
In Ambedkar University, an afternoon of Dalit assertion and pride with Ginni Mahi
By Pritam Singh Tinna, Twocircles.net
Music events are part and parcel of every University campus, but on February 1, the Ambedkar University campus students witnessed...
Allocation for SC, ST, minorities gets boost in budget
New Delhi, (IANS) : Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Wednesday that the government will give special importance to implementation of schemes for the...
Tribal Affairs Ministry gets Rs 5,329 crore in Budget
New Delhi, (IANS) : The Tribal Affairs Ministry has been allocated Rs 5,329 crore -- almost 10 per cent more than the previous year --...
सोनभद्र: कोई नहीं चाहता कि आदिवासी अपनी ज़मीन पर चुनाव लड़े
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
ओबरा(सोनभद्र): संविधान की भाषा में आदिवासी से ज्यादा जनजाति शब्द प्रचलित है, और आरक्षण की भाषा में बात करें तो जनजातियां अनुसूचित...
NHRC asks Maharashtra to explain deaths of 500 tribal schoolgirls
Mumbai, (IANS) : The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked the Maharashtra government to explain reports of sexual abuse and mystery deaths of...
40 tribals to be special guests at R-Day celebrations
New Delhi (IANS): The central government has invited 40 tribals from various parts of the country as special guests for this year's Republic Day...
गुमनाम और हाशिए से दूर हैं ‘वन गुर्जर’
आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net
सहारनपुर: सहारनपुर से बिजनौर तक फैले जंगलो के ऊंचे पहाड़ी इलाके में लाखों वन गुर्जर रहते है. ये लोग जानवरों के...
In a first, two seats reserved for ST candidates in upcoming UP elections
By Faisal Fareed, Twocircles.net
For the first time in Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, two assembly seats—Obra and Dudhi in Sonbhadra district have been reserved for...
Manipur groups warn of retaliation against Naga blockade
By IANS
Imphal: Assam-based organisations of Manipuri people on Wednesday warned of retaliation if the Naga-imposed indefinite economic blockade of Manipur is not withdrawn soon.
"All...
‘Chalo Thiruvananthapuram’ will bring forth issues of Dalits and Adivasis, expose Kerala model of...
By Shafeeq Hudawi, Twocircles.net
Thiruvananthapuram: On the lines of Chalo Una movement in Gujarat followed by Chalo Udupi in Karnataka, Kerala will see the Chalo...
The Adivasi question in Uttar Pradesh
By Vidya Bhushan Rawat
Uttar Pradesh Assembly election dates have been announced. Parties will soon make promises but the condition of Kol adivasis in Bundelkhand...
Marginalised students of JNU can now speak for themselves: Bhupali Magare, President, BAPSA
By Atul Anand and Dhrubo Jyoti for Twocircles.net
Bhupali Magare, one of the students suspended from JNU for speaking out against the authoritarian decisions...