Odisha: In tribal heartland Mayurbanj, a clash between two narratives
Rairangpur (Mayurbhanj): The sun is blazing; a heat wave is sweeping across eastern India. One morning in early May, five people sat around under the shade of a mango tree in Pahadpur, unhurried and contented. Deep in Odisha’s predominantly tribal Mayurbhanj district, this village of 800 people rarely calls itself developed. Most of the houses … Read more