Past two months saw B D Sharma negotiating release of high-profile hostages by the Maoists in Odisha and Chhattisgarh. Widely respected in the civil society, he has been championing the rights of tribals for four decades now.
Past two months saw B D Sharma negotiating release of high-profile hostages by the Maoists in Odisha and Chhattisgarh. Widely respected in the civil society, he has been championing the rights of tribals for four decades now.
Past two months saw B D Sharma negotiating release of high-profile hostages by the Maoists in Odisha and Chhattisgarh. Widely respected in the civil society, he has been championing the rights of tribals for four decades now.
Past two months saw B D Sharma negotiating release of high-profile hostages by the Maoists in Odisha and Chhattisgarh. Widely respected in the civil society, he has been championing the rights of tribals for four decades now.
Past two months saw B D Sharma negotiating release of high-profile hostages by the Maoists in Odisha and Chhattisgarh. Widely respected in the civil society, he has been championing the rights of tribals for four decades now.
Past two months saw B D Sharma negotiating release of high-profile hostages by the Maoists in Odisha and Chhattisgarh. Widely respected in the civil society, he has been championing the rights of tribals for four decades now.
Niyamgiri ranges seen from Bissamcuttack railway station in Rayagada district, Odisha. The forest dwellers crowd the station in the morning to sell pineapples, mangoes and jackfruit grown in the forests
A Dongria Kondh woman takes to the mike at the July 18 palli sabha in Serkapadi village. It was the first of the 12 villages chosen by Odisha government for public consultations on the proposal to mine Niyamgiri hills for Vedanta's alumina factory in Lanj
Residents of Lakhpadar village in Niyamgiri hills drew this map in 2010 to claim their rights over forest resources and places of worship. The Odisha government is yet to settle their claim
Construction of elephant corridor in progress in Dalma on SMP. Elephants across India are losing their habitats at an increasing pace and clashing with people wherever they go.
Gayamani Devi (35), daughter-in-law of Bhajari Mahto. Elephants across India are losing their habitats at an increasing pace and clashing with people wherever they go.
Bhrigu Mahto son of deceased Sindhu Mahto. Elephants across India are losing their habitats at an increasing pace and clashing with people wherever they go.
Elephants damaged hut of Kalapadi Bawari of Dadhimukha Village in Bankura. Elephants across India are losing their habitats at an increasing pace and clashing with people wherever they go.
Broken thatched huts by elephants is a common sight in Dadhimukha Village. Elephants across India are losing their habitats at an increasing pace and clashing with people wherever they go.
Villagers of Dadhimukha Village show how herds of elephant ate entire two acres of potato crop. Elephants across India are losing their habitats at an increasing pace and clashing with people wherever they go.
Villagers of Dadhimukha Village showing elephant foot marks in the field. Elephants across India are losing their habitats at an increasing pace and clashing with people wherever they go.
Elephants are migrating from Saranda forest due to extensive mining and raiding villages near Rourkela for food. Human-elephant conflict is rising across India. Every year nearly 400 people are killed by elephants and about 100 elephants lose their lives.