❂ https://youtu.be/sYADNgIkelY

#Warlis? An #indigenous tribe living in mountainous & the coastal areas of Maharashtra-Gujarat border & surrounding areas. Though they have their own cosmogony, animistic beliefs, cultural practices & non written language, they have adopted Hindu beliefs due to acculturation. They carry on a tradition stretching back to 2500 BCE: their mural #paintings are similar to those done between 500 & 10.000 BCE in the Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka.

#film #India #Adivasis

Key line: "Cases like this and Jyoti Pandey’s #rape and #murder in 2012 tend to gather mainstream attention while countless #women, especially from marginalised communities like #Dalits and #Adivasis, routinely face violence from upper and dominant #castes as a means of control."

https://behanbox.com/2024/08/14/why-the-kolkata-hospital-crime-could-be-the-story-of-any-healthcare-worker/

#Kolkata #India #MeToo

Karnataka to get 33 special police stations for SC/ST atrocities cases

Announcing the decision, Minister HK Patil said 7,633 cases were registered under SC/ST Act since 2022, but only 1,723 cases were disposed of.

#karnataka #SCSTAct #dalits #adivasis #HKPatil #congress #india

https://www.thenewsminute.com/karnataka/karnataka-to-get-33-special-police-stations-for-scst-atrocities-cases

Patna HC Strikes Down Bihar's Amended Laws Increasing Reservations

After conducting a caste census last year, the Nitish Kumar government had hiked total reservations for SC, ST and OBC groups to 65%.

#bihar #PatnaHC #BiharReservationLaws #reservation #SCST #OBC #dalits #adivasis #CasteCensus #JDU #india

https://thewire.in/law/patna-hc-strikes-down-bihars-amended-laws-increasing-reservations

How consolidation of dominant castes influenced Lok Sabha results in Karnataka

Observers say Vokkaligas and Lingayats have come together for the first time since 1996 and the impact is evident in the 2024 results.

#LokSabhaElection2024 #karnataka #NDA #vokkaligas #lingayats #OBCs #dalits #adivasis #muslims #JDS #BJP #caste #india

https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha/how-consolidation-of-dominant-castes-influenced-lok-sabha-results-in-karnataka/article68255207.ece

What does the death of a jailed Jesuit priest say about India's democracy under Modi?

Stan Swamy had recently published a study of 3,000 people jailed for being members of banned Maoist groups. He found that 97% of them had no such affiliation and that many of their trials were held without lawyers, in a language they didn't understand. He'd filed a case on their behalf in the state court of Jharkhand, where he lived. All of this had embarrassed the government, he said.

#StanSwamy #jharkhand #adivasis #AdivasiRights #ForestRights #maoists #dalits #BK16 #BhimaKoregaonCase #HumanRights #UAPA #BJP #india

https://www.npr.org/2024/06/02/1250799690/india-democracy-modi-priest-jail-death

‘They were villagers who went to pick Tendu leaves, not Maoists’: In Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur, families question “encounter that killed 12 Maoists”

The police have refuted these claims as baseless, while the villagers and activists argue that these people were killed and then branded by the police as Maoists.

#chhattisgarh #bijapur #tribals #adivasis #ExtrajudicialKillings #maoists #BJPStates #BJP #congress #india

https://maktoobmedia.com/india/they-were-villagers-who-went-to-pick-tendu-leaves-not-maoists-in-chhattisgarhs-bijapur-families-question-encounter-that-killed-12-maoists/

‘What use is a bullet train to us?’ In Maharashtra’s Palghar, tribal anger at BJP over lack of jobs

The big-ticket development projects in the region have not helped the poor, many residents said.

#maharashtra #palghar #LokSabhaElection2024 l #adivasis #DevelopmentProjects #unemployment #BJP #BJPStates #india

https://scroll.in/article/1067552/what-use-is-a-bullet-train-to-us-in-maharashtras-palghar-tribal-anger-at-bjp-over-lack-of-jobs

Mumbai: Shivaji Nagar Police Deem Themselves 'Not Guilty' in Pardhi Children Custodial Violence Case

The police have accused a nodal agency worker and an activist of trying to “influence” the children in the case to testify against the police and have cited the independent opinion of a hospital that was not known to have examined the children.

#maharashtra #mumbai #pardhis #ChildAbuse #SexualAssault #MumbaiPolice #adivasis #PoliceViolence #india

https://thewire.in/rights/shivaji-nagar-police-investigation-own-role-pardhi-children-abuse