The Khonds, who have nurtured forest land for decades, may now lose it, with their enjoyment rights allegedly being expunged in the digitisation of land records. Their heritage too faces the ...

The Khonds of South India, categorised as a particularly vulnerable tribal group, uphold a unique religious institution called the pejjenis, where women are conferred the spiritual authority to ...

In March 2008, Gandhi had been one of the first to visit the area and its indigenous tribals, the Dongria Khonds. He had spoken out against the proposed bauxite mining plans in the area. ?