Six days after Betka Tudu's birth, female relatives and neighbors in the West Bengal village of Purulia gathered to bless him and "to protect him from harm's way," says Dey. Born into the Santhal ...

HYDERABAD: Once a migrant labourer struggling to survive, Manik Murmu today stands as a quiet symbol of the revival of India’s fading handloom traditions. A member of the Santhal tribe from Purulia in ...

On June 30, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted in Santali, also known as Santhali, marking Hul Diwas, a historic day for the Santhal community. It wasn't just a tweet, it was a powerful nod to one ...

NEW DELHI, (IANS) – A milkman in a small village in the interiors of Panna, Madhya Pradesh would be suddenly possessed by the spirit of ‘Thakur Baba’, gaining miraculous powers to heal those who truly ...