झारखंड की पहचान उसकी विविध जनजातीय परंपराओं और सांस्कृतिक धरोहर से जुड़ी है। इन्हीं परंपराओं में एक प्रमुख स्थान रखता है मुड़मा जतरा, जो न केवल उरांव समाज का सबसे बड़ा सांस्कृतिक आयोजन है बल्कि झारखंड के ऐतिहासिक मेलों में भी अग्रणी है। रांची से लगभग 25 किलोमीटर दूर, रांची-लोहरदगा मार्ग पर स्थित मुड़मा गांव…
When we think of Arabia today, we usually imagine Islam as its central religion and culture. But before the rise of Islam in the 7th century CE, the Arabian Peninsula had a rich and diverse religious landscape. It was not a land of a single god or one system of belief. Instead, it was home…
Nepal is experiencing one of its most turbulent moments since the abolition of the monarchy in 2008. What began as protests against a government-imposed social media ban has spiraled into a nationwide youth uprising, exposing deep frustration with corruption, elitism, and failed governance. At the same time, a parallel current of agitation is reviving demands…
Indian Migrants in the Crossfire Australia often prides itself on being a multicultural society. But that image has cracked wide open in recent weeks. On 31 August 2025, thousands took to the streets of Sydney, Melbourne, and other cities under the banner of “Stop Mass Immigration.” Protesters claimed that mass migration was responsible for: skyrocketing…
A forgotten history of Europe’s First People and their cultural tragedy When most people today hear the word “slave”, they immediately associate it with the transatlantic slave trade — the image of white Europeans buying and selling African people. This has shaped the modern imagination of slavery as primarily a black-and-white story. Yet history reveals…
The 25th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit, held in Tianjin, China on August 31–September 1, 2025, became a defining moment for Asian diplomacy. Leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Xi Jinping, and President Vladimir Putin gathered to chart a path for regional stability at a time of shifting global power. But what truly caught…
पूर्वी सिंहभूम, झारखंड।झारखंड के दूरस्थ गाँवों में स्थानीय समुदायों को उनके अधिकारों और सरकारी योजनाओं तक आसान पहुँच दिलाने के लिए एक अभिनव पहल की जा रही है। इसका नाम है ‘ग्राम पंचायत हेल्प डेस्क’ (जीपीएचडी)। यह पहल जनजातीय कार्य मंत्रालय की राष्ट्रव्यापी योजना ‘आदि कर्मयोगी अभियान’ के तहत शुरू हुई है और अब पूर्वी…
A few days ago, I met a young journalist from Bihar. Barely 21 or 22 years old, he was already carrying the weight of frustration that usually belongs to older generations. His anger was not without reason. Born and raised in Bihar, he has seen closely how politics and governance can shape, and sometimes crush,…
For generations, Adivasis have been stereotyped as a community bound to forests, agriculture, and wage labour. One common statement often thrown around is:“Adivasi will never become Baniya – even in 100 years.”This is not just a casual remark, but a reflection of a deeply rooted perception that Adivasis are somehow “fixed” in one way of…
करम पर्व भारत के मध्य और पूर्वी राज्यों—झारखंड, छत्तीसगढ़, ओडिशा, बिहार, मध्य प्रदेश तथा पश्चिम बंगाल के आदिवासी समुदायों का प्रमुख त्योहार है। यह पर्व हर वर्ष भादो मास (अगस्त-सितंबर) में मनाया जाता है। यह केवल धार्मिक अनुष्ठान नहीं, बल्कि प्रकृति, खेती, भाई-बहन के रिश्ते और सामूहिक जीवन का उत्सव है। करम पर्व की कथा…
