Jharkhand’s Mining Paradox: Forest Rich, People Poor
By Deepak Kumar Rich in Resources, Struggling in Poverty — The Tribal Heartland’s Unresolved Crisis Jharkhand, the “land of forests,” embodies a paradox of wealth and…
Shiv Worship in Shravan: From Worship to Experience
By Padma Bhushan Swami Niranjananand SaraswatiThe month of Shravan arrives and a change begins to appear in the atmosphere. Water is offered at Shiva temples, the sound…
When a Freedom Fighter and Ex-Cabinet Minister Opted to Become a Street Hawker
Down Memory Lane – VIII By GAUTAM SARKAR In the early 1990s, on a foggy December morning at a small tea stall in front of the Dumka bus stand, an old Congress leader,…
IIM Bodh Gaya Celebrates 80th Independence Day
The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bodh Gaya marked India’s 80th Independence Day with a series of events on campus, bringing together students, faculty, and staff…
Jharkhand’s Richest Mineral District Is Raising India’s Most Stunted Children
OPINION By Prof. Anant Kumar West Singhbhum, home to some of Jharkhand’s largest tribal populations and its richest mineral deposits, recorded the highest child stunting…
Tilka Manjhi’s First Call to Freedom
By Kumar Krishnan Independence Day is not merely an occasion to recall the date on which India became free from colonial rule. It is also a time to remember the…
The Mal Paharia: An Ancient Civilization Echoing from the Rajmahal Hills
By Kumar Krishnan The true soul of Jharkhand resides in its indigenous communities, whose lives have remained intertwined with forests, hills and rivers for millennia.…
Government schemes were nothing but a farce for isolated tribes
Down Memory Lane -V By Gautam Sarkar I had the opportunity to get to know the Santhal Parganas much more intimately through a special reporting assignment – a…
Maoist commander Ajay Mahto with Rs 25 lakh reward arrested
Pranav Pratyush Ranchi In one of the biggest successes of Jharkhand’s ongoing anti-Naxal campaign, security forces have arrested Ajay Mahto alias Tiger alias…
Yoga is the Art of Enjoying Life
By Kumar Krishnan Nearly a decade ago, on September 27, 2014, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi proposed at the United Nations General Assembly that yoga, an…