Over a decade  after the gruesome killing of Australian missionary Graham Staines, anti-conversion groups are still reigning terror in India, their latest victims being converted Christians in India’s Manipur state. Dozens of tribal families in Indian state of Manipur have been declared social outcasts and ex-communicated following their conversion to Christianity. The families, belonging to Zeliangrong [...]

In India, it’s the age of women empowerment. 33% of the seats in the parliament is reserved for the women. In rural India, village council must have 50% women members. The country has, for the first time in history, a woman president. In Uttar Pradesh – the country’s most politically powerful state, there is a Dalit(‘lower’caste) [...]

Women in India’s Maharashtra state get a rare chance to play and dance – normally considered a social taboo – on  the occasion of snake festival , locally known as Nag Panchami. Normally a festival in India means new clothes, good food and  a lot of  fanfare. But the Snake festival has a totally different meaning [...]

Despite a state law in place, poor women from marginalized communities in Jharkhand, India continue to be branded as ‘witches’ and tortured. Here is a video that describes the plight of Rubiya Bibi – a poor Muslim woman and a mother of 4 children from Jharkhand state of India, branded as a ‘witch’ and tortured by [...]

Bhan Sahu is one of the thousands of poor tribals made landless by govt development program in India’s Chhattisgarh state. In Chhattisgarh Maoists rebels are engaged in a violent guerrilla war against the govt troops. The govt accuses the Moists of exploiting the tribals, while Maoists say they are fighting it for them. So, which side [...]

As the world celebrates Indigenous Peoples Day , hundreds of families belonging to various indigenous communities are getting displaced in the North east region of India, thanks to a mega dam construction – Lower Subansiri Hydropower Project. The dam, India’s largest ever, has drawn criticism from experts who fear great adverse impact on human life, as well as [...]

After 69 day-long economic blockade, the economy of Manipur state in India is in trouble again. This is its from flowering of bamboo. A video produced by a local reporter from interior Manipur for IndiaUnheard  Community News Service brings in light this phenomenon which is rare, natural and also dangerous. The state of Manipur in north east India, is [...]