Bideshini Patel

Bideshini is working in tribal dominated districts of Odisha- Bolangir, Sambalpur, Sundargarh from past 18 years in different capacities. She had started working from the age of 15 as a volunteer with different NGOs. Read more

Chandrakumari is from Janjgir Champa district of Chhattisgarh. Her work focusses on dalit and tribal rights with special focus on women. Read more

Charan Kumar is a social worker and tribal rights activist from Jharkhand. He has successfully spearheaded movements against the various development activities which led to displacement of tribal people. Read more

Ever since, Deme left his job in the Public Sector Undertaking unable to bear with the lacunae in the system, he did not look back. Read More

Gangaraju belongs to Sargudu mandal of Visakhapatnam district. He has been involved in social work from a very young age. Read more

G. Saiman is a journalist writing majorly on social issues. He is associated with Samata from past 3 decades. Read more

G. Yahaiah has been working in the tribal areas since the past 20 years. He was associated with a drop out education programme as the programme director for the Koya, Kondareddy and Gond youth at Ramannapalem (erstwhile Khammam, now East Godavari), Gunjedu (Warangal district) and Utnur (adilabad). Read more

GHATS is Working on land rights, tribal rights and entitlements in the East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. It has been working for the recognition of some of the tribes by the government and helping them in getting their caste certificates. Read more

Munni Hansda, from the Kathikund block of Dumka district has spearheaded a revolutionary movement against mining and other 'development activities' in the Kathikund region. Read more

Pasala Chittibabu belongs to Doddikonda village in Chintapalli mandal, Andhra Pradesh. Soon after finishing college Chittibabu began working with Navnirman Samiti as a teacher. Read more

Rajendra grew up in a family where going to school was a luxury. His mother was illiterate but always wanted her children to get educated since she believed that education is the only way to get out of poverty. Read more

Rajendra Naik from Odisha is part of Hemagiri Adivasi Ekta Manch in Sundargarh. He has been working to provide basic rights and entitlements along with addressing the issues of land acquisition. Read more

Rajesh Kumar Gupta is a social activist and volunteer with Video Volunteers. He works in the Raigarh district Chhattisgarh on issues of displacement, development projects, occupational health, and tribal rights. Read more

Rajesh Kumar Tripathi got involved in social work right from his college days. His work began as a volunteer with Harsh Mandar who was then serving as an Indian Administrative Service Officer in Chhattisgarh. Read more

Sajal Madhu is a social activist from Dharamjaygarh block in Raigarh district Chhattisgarh. He has been working with the tribal communities, forest communities and farmers. Read more

Sandhya Devi believes in a society of equity and equality where all should have freedom and equal opportunities, freedom of opinion and expression, right to work and education and right to free from poverty irrespective of caste, creed, and religion. Read more

Sushant’s work is primarily focused on enabling and helping the most vulnerable communities and groups like Adivasis, dalits, women and children have access to the rights and entitlements enshrined in the constitution which aligns with the principles and values of human dignity...Read more

As a student during the revolutionary years in West Bengal, Swaraj Das was inclined towards the political empowerment of the depressed classes. Read more

Umesh Rishi has more than thirty-year experience of working at the grassroots in Dhanbad Jharkhand. He has been working with the displaced and development projects affected people. Read more