Adivasi

There are approximately 80 million tribal people ( 'Adivasi') in India, 73% of whom live below the poverty line.

Bianca Jagger: Undermining Human Rights in the Name of Development 2010

"Apart from adequate compensation for land which is acquired from them, we should also ensure that our 'Adivasi' (tribal) brothers and sisters have a stake in the developmental project being undertaken," Singh said while addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red

Daily News & Analysis 2010

The Ministry for CHT Affairs (MoCHTA) also issued a memo instructing district-level officials to not use the terms "Adivasi" or "indigenous" in any government documents, and instead to use the word "upajati."

Drishtipat Writers' Collective dpwriters 2010

Arundhati, as a policeman, I can tell you that the police are not going to be able to solve the problem of these indigenous, you know, these Adivasi people "-" Adivasi "is the word for tribal people -" and I have told the government that the problem with these people is that they don't have any greed.

Signs of the Times 2009

Arundhati, as a policeman, I can tell you that the police are not going to be able to solve the problem of these indigenous, you know, these Adivasi people "-" Adivasi "is the word for tribal people -" and I have told the government that the problem with these people is that they don't have any greed.

Democracy Now! 2009

Poets in Mumbai today will celebrate the fading culture of local Adivasi tribes with verse and songs; poets in Terelj, Mongolia will remember the work of local poet R.

John Lundberg: 100,000 Poets Rally for Change John Lundberg 2011

Last month, Cultural Survival and International Accountability Project joined with Jatiya Adivasi Parishad, Bangladesh's National Indigenous Union, to launch an international campaign to stop the open-pit mine and raise awareness of on-going Big Coal human rights and environmental violations in Bangladesh.

Jeff Biggers: Big Coal WikiLeaks Emergency in Bangladesh: Does Obama Support Removal of 100,000 Villagers? Jeff Biggers 2011

In January, we received a letter from the Jatiya Adivasi Parishad in Bangladesh the National Indigenous Union, asking us to support their opposition to the Phulbari coal project.

Jeff Biggers: Big Coal WikiLeaks Emergency in Bangladesh: Does Obama Support Removal of 100,000 Villagers? Jeff Biggers 2011

Poets in Mumbai today will celebrate the fading culture of local Adivasi tribes with verse and songs; poets in Terelj, Mongolia will remember the work of local poet R.

John Lundberg: 100,000 Poets Rally for Change John Lundberg 2011

Poets in Mumbai today will celebrate the fading culture of local Adivasi tribes with verse and songs; poets in Terelj, Mongolia will remember the work of local poet R.

John Lundberg: 100,000 Poets Rally for Change John Lundberg 2011