Addressing a rally in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had said vanvasi (forest dweller) was a derogatory term to refer to adivasis and asked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to apologise to tribals for using the word to describe them.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday launched yet another scathing attack on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), alleging that when the entire country was fighting against the British, the right wing was supporting the Britishers.
As India showcases its climate performance at COP27 in Egypt, a prominent protest by Adivasi Indigenous communities is taking place in central India’s Hasdeo forests, where new coal mines are being pushed without consent, writes Ruchira Talukdar.