Sep Print Issue He had two options: to die in encounter or become Special Police Officer. He became a journalist. Hounded by state. Linga Kodopi is a tribal born in Bastar region in Chattisgarh state. His father was uneducated, but he made sure that his children studied. Three brothers and…
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Sudha Bharadwaj : Sexual Violence in the name of national security
23.06.2016: P.A Sebastian Memorial Lecture at Nirmala Niketan College of Social Work On 16th July, Bastar was completely shut. This event was not “news” in Delhi or Mumbai but was an important affair for the adivasis and a strong portrayal of the common sentiment that they are experiencing at this…
Conflict in Circulation
Rishita Sankrit A student at Kirori Mal college, Delhi What is the one thing that’s common between the Bastar district of Chattisgarh, the Kashmir valley and Manipur? They might have a revered human rights’ activist, a UPSC topper or a world renowned boxer, the only time we turn our attentions…
Kamal Shukla: Tata and Essar greed funded war like situation in Chhattisgarh
I have been a journalist in Bastar for 28 years. For the first time, I am observing that people belonging from or connected to the adivasis, progressive people, people from communist parties, and people from various organizations (jan sanghaton) have come together for Bastar Bandh. Currently, we find ourselves…
LEGAL AID : Kawasi Hidme’s unheard story
Sushmita Verma Alumnus TISS, Mumbai Being an adivasi, a woman and being born in a region desired by greedy multi national companies does not serve one well. That is the story of Hidme and many more like her in the regions of Bastar, Chattisgarh. Kawasi Hidme was a young girl,…