Adivasi StoriesReport
No bridge across the Kiul river
For the residents of Jathar – a largely Adivasi hamlet in Jamui district – reaching school, buying provisions, accessing healthcare and more, requires crossing by foot, the fast flowing waters…
People’s Archive of Rural India
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Adivasi StoriesReport
Adivasis of Adhaura: fear in the forest
The Kaimur wildlife sanctuary once sustained the Adivasis of the region. Denied their rights of access for two decades, their anger and dismay is mounting
SIRAnalysis
‘How can my vote be deleted?’
Many Adivasi names were deleted in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) held before the recent elections, leading to intense worry and dismay. Later some names were returned to the voter…
Adivasi StoriesReport
Santhals in the promised land of Purnia
Santhal Adivasis today continue to fight the same battle for land rights that their ancestors fought centuries ago in Bihar, ironically, one of the earliest states to legislate land reforms…
SIRReport
In Bihar: ‘dead’ Adivasis tell their tales
The recent Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists in Bihar has deleted the names of many Adivasi voters, marking them as ‘dead’. It’s not just the loss of voting…
FloodReport
‘The river warns us, the government ignores us’
Early flood warnings offer scant relief, as families in north Bihar’s floodplains are left stranded every year—without evacuation plans or adequate relief camps
MigrationReport
No light at the end of the Bihar jobs tunnel
Large infrastructure development projects across the country pull in migrant workers like Sushil Vishwakarma from Bihar, who have no choice but to migrate out of the state to earn a…
GovernanceReport
Agnipath in Bihar: ‘I can’t retire at age 26’
Bihar's young men who aspired to join the Indian Army as soldiers for life, have had to shift sights to becoming Agniveers – a short contract that puts them back…
Liquor BanReport
No crime, only punishment
In Jehanabad district, it is the marginalised Musahars who get picked up in prohibition cases. The legal battles that follow are expensive, and the burden falls on the entire family
CommunalismReport
Archive of knowledge: burnt to ashes
In Biharsharif, a 113-year-old madrasa and its library of over 4,000 books was set on fire by rioters
Liquor BanReport
‘I lost my husband and my house’
In Bihar’s Gopalganj district, Mukesh Ram’s family is struggling in the aftermath of his death from consuming illicit liquor
Liquor BanReport
‘God has given us a sky full of sorrow’
In Bihar’s Jehanabad district, men arrested under the Prohibition Act are largely from the most marginalised communities. They and their families, live with the terror of penal action, loss of…