Articles tagged with "Indigenous People of India"

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Tribal villagers stage a mock funeral pyre demonstration during the Chita Andolan protest against the Ken-Betwa Link Project in Madhya Pradesh. (Frontline/The Hindu Group)

Indigenous villagers in India lie on funeral pyres to stop dam construction

Displaced families say compensation offered by the Indian government falls far short of legal requirements, while the dam threatens a tiger reserve and forces a standoff between indigenous communities and India's federal government over land rights.

A DAY AGO

Indian security forces kill 16 Maoist fighters

More than 10,000 people have died in the decades-long rebellion waged by the guerrillas, who say they are fighting for the rights of marginalized indigenous people in resource-rich pockets of India.

January 23, 2026