• Become A Member
  • Gift Membership
  • Gift Membership
Scroll.in Logo
  • Gift Membership
  • Sign In
  • Become A Member
  • Home
  • Common Ground
  • The Latest
  • Members-Only
  • Video
  • Eco India
  • The Reel
  • Magazine
  • Trending
    Trending
    • Five rejoinders: What Ramachandra Guha gets wrong about Rahul Gandhi

      Five rejoinders: What Ramachandra Guha gets wrong about Rahul Gandhi

      Scroll
    • Why India is not able to fully use the solar power it generates

      Why India is not able to fully use the solar power it generates

      Vaishnavi Rathore
    • In this speculative memoir, an academic writes about chronic pain and liminal spaces she exists in

      In this speculative memoir, an academic writes about chronic pain and liminal spaces she exists in

      Shahd Alshammari
    • Ramachandra Guha: How the Gandhi family has helped Modi consolidate power

      Ramachandra Guha: How the Gandhi family has helped Modi consolidate power

      Ramachandra Guha
    • A new book brings an eyewitness account of Japan’s invasion of North East India during World War Two

      A new book brings an eyewitness account of Japan’s invasion of North East India during World War Two

      PRS Mani
    • The Muslim maestro at the heart of a Hindu temple tradition

      The Muslim maestro at the heart of a Hindu temple tradition

      Malini Nair
    • In a new book, portraits of India’s arts community by the scion of an iconic Delhi photo studio

      In a new book, portraits of India’s arts community by the scion of an iconic Delhi photo studio

      Ram Rahman
      , 
      Ajay Shanker
       & 
      Gary Reid
    • Why Delhi University’s four-year undergraduate programme has left students in panic

      Why Delhi University’s four-year undergraduate programme has left students in panic

      Johanna Deeksha
    • Hindusthan Records: How the shepherd boy playing a flute brought music into Indian homes

      Hindusthan Records: How the shepherd boy playing a flute brought music into Indian homes

      Subha Das Mollick
    • Delhi: Building owner arrested after fire kills 21

      Delhi: Building owner arrested after fire kills 21

      Scroll Staff
    • Children’s picture book: Will Paati’s bedtime story lead to sleep or a midnight dosa adventure?

      Children’s picture book: Will Paati’s bedtime story lead to sleep or a midnight dosa adventure?

      Nisha Ravindranathan
    • An ‘indigenous’ Assamese woman was pushed into Bangladesh. A year later, she is still stuck there

      An ‘indigenous’ Assamese woman was pushed into Bangladesh. A year later, she is still stuck there

      Rokibuz Zaman
    We Need Your Help
    Scroll has produced award-winning journalism despite threats, falling ad revenues and rising costs. Support our work. Become a member today.
  • More
    More
    • Politics
    • Culture
    • India
    • World
    • Film and TV
    • Music
    • Books and Ideas
    • Business and Economy
    • Health
    • Education
    • Climate and Environment
    Newsletters
    • The Daily Brief
    • Now Watching By The Reel
    Read on the Go
    Get updates
    Please Don't Look Away
    AI is hollowing out independent media, stealing our readership and revenue. Only you can stop this bleeding. Support our work. Join Scroll today!
  • Newsletters

Indigenous Communities

  • How long can Bangladesh’s indigenous Khasis sustain their forest-based ways of life?

    How long can Bangladesh’s indigenous Khasis sustain their forest-based ways of life?

    Sadiqur Rahman
    · Sep 25, 2025 · 07:30 pm
  • How indigenous knowledge helped four children survive 40 days in the Colombian rainforest

    How indigenous knowledge helped four children survive 40 days in the Colombian rainforest

    Eliran Arazi, The Conversation
    · Jun 16, 2023 · 11:30 pm
  • The Koli fishing community has lessons on climate resilience for Mumbai and the rest of the world

    The Koli fishing community has lessons on climate resilience for Mumbai and the rest of the world

    Lyla Mehta, The Conversation D Parthasarathy, The Conversation Shibaji Bose, The Conversation
    · Oct 23, 2022 · 07:30 pm
  • The colonial ‘naked Bushman’ stereotype is wrong – new research shows a complex practice of dressing

    The colonial ‘naked Bushman’ stereotype is wrong – new research shows a complex practice of dressing

    Vibeke Maria Viestad, The Conversation
    · Mar 13, 2019 · 09:30 pm
  • How a tribe in Karnataka fought and won a legal battle to stay in a tiger reserve

    How a tribe in Karnataka fought and won a legal battle to stay in a tiger reserve

    Amoolya Rajappa
    · Oct 05, 2018 · 09:30 pm