Prof. Virginius Xaxa’s talk on ‘Decolonising Tribal Studies in India’ is blowing my mind! 🤯🔥I love hearing how prominent Indigenous scholars like him and @DollyKikon do not hesitate at all in saying that the Indian state is a colonial state for its Indigenous groups.

Arunachal: Security forces moving through to force people to sign up to a dam. How you engineer consent.

Yingkiong, the hqs of Upper Siang is protesting against govt’s hydro power plan on the Siang river. An indigenous community taking on the might of the brutal Indian state. Watch this.

We are looking for a Fact-checker/Researcher at Himal Southasian. The Fact-checker/Researcher’s primary responsibilities will include: • Fact-checking all material across text and multimedia during the editing process and in preparation for publication • Vetting sources for reliability and bias while flagging contested, contradictory or potentially inaccurate information for further editorial review • Assisting the editorial team with necessary research for articles and newsletters in development as well as with the production and editing of regular podcasts • Providing fact-checking and research support on other aspects of the editing and publication process as necessary • Pursuing in-depth and long-term research assignments in support of investigative and other projects The ideal candidate will: • Have a record of rigorous fact-checking and/or research for reputed organisations in journalism, publishing, academia, policy or related fields, or for independent research projects • Display sound judgement in identifying reliable sources of information for specific stories/projects, as well as in vetting sources for reliability, bias and possible misinformation • Show an active interest in Southasian politics, culture and journalism Experience in reporting, editing or journalistic investigations will count as an advantage. This is a full-time position covering the working week from Monday to Friday, on a two-year contract with possible extension. Remuneration will be commensurate with experience and proven ability. The position is open to all nationalities. The Himal editorial team operates remotely from their respective bases across Southasia, with regular online communication following Southasian working hours. Candidates from marginalised social groups are encouraged to apply. Send your CV and a cover letter describing your fact-checking and/or research experience and naming two references to editorial@himalmag.com with the subject line “Fact-checker/Researcher 2026”.

Himal Southasian is hiring! We're looking for two editors to join our remote editorial team : an Assistant Editor and an Associate Editor. If you care deeply about Southasian politics, society and culture - and want to be part of a publication that has been asking hard questions across the region for over three decades, we would like to hear from you. We welcome applications from candidates who belong to marginalised social groups. Both roles are full-time, remote and on a two-year contract. Application reviews begin 25 March 2026. To apply, send your CV and cover letter to editorial@himalmag.com #EditorialJobs #JournalismJobs #RemoteJobs #WeAreHiring

Why does #green_development so often target low-value rural areas with weak land tenure in Global South? My Political Geography article argues that these agendas are forms of #green_colonialism.  sciencedirect.com/science/ar… #ClimateJustice #NbS #IndigenousKnowledge #globalSouth

india.mongabay.com/2025/08/a… #DHARALI_DISASTER On Aug 5, a flash flood buried Dharali village in Uttarakhand under 40–60 ft of sediment. Several remain missing. Do read my @MongabayIndia article on why this disaster was not natural. -From just 4 buildings in 1996, Dharali grew into a hub for tourists, pilgrims, locals, & labourers. Hotels, homestays, & resorts mushroomed, many of which were destroyed in the flood. -Dharali has faced flash floods before too, including a devastating one in 2013. Yet locals told me that more buildings came up after 2013. -Another looming risk: LANDSLIDES. To widen NH-34 (road to Gangotri), ~6,000 deodar trees are marked to be cut. Many of these trees are near Dharali and stabilise slopes. Cutting them will destabilise the terrain, yet the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) is pushing for the felling of these trees.

If you (or someone you know) is applying to PhD programs in anthro, geog, STS with a focus on community-based work, check out the Community Research & Action program in my dept at Vanderbilt. Interested in working with students on coastal & heat-related projects. Email with ?s.

“Discovering Sacred Lands” Project discoveringsacredlands.space is a Mutanchi Rongkup community-based project to bring together Indigenous youths with Knowledge Keepers encouraging them to seek their sacred connection to the landscape and engage with their ancestral roots.

Take some time to watch our film, where @kri_tikka brewed magic into our travel across 200 km in bengal & Sikkim. What is it like to live in the shadow of glacial lakes and hydropower projects? Especially, when the two are a bad combo. @pulitzercenter scroll.in/video/1084817/livi…

We invite applications to “When the Land Remembers”, a writing residency that brings together indigenous women from across Nepal to reflect, remember, and reimagine their relationship with land, water, forest, and home. English and Nepali forms here - linktr.ee/thepomelo

Just out, my research work I've been working on for the last few years. "Living in the Naga life-world: Indigeneity, masculinity & the consumption of pig testicles in NE India" tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

There were workers sheds downstream of the hydropower project and no one cared to pay attention to shift them to a safe zone before the monsoons... #hydropower #monsoon #Disaster hindi.news18.com/news/himach…

An important collaborative piece on sustainable sustenance. @dEstInEdnOmAd reminded me of my own childhood foraging with my grandmother for ferns 🙂 #food #foraging #anthropology sapiens.org/culture/indigeno…

🦜 "Now, everyone is afraid to speak about the Great Nicobar Project," says ornithologist Asad Rahmani. Once a member of the National Board for Wildlife, Rahmani warns that the project threatens rare species and indigenous tribes. scroll.in/article/1082057/in…

Call for Submissions | Caste in India is not just cultural, it is material. It shapes access to land, water, housing, sanitation, and protection from climate disasters. Dalit and Adivasi communities, already pushed to the margins, are among the most affected by climate change.

Protest against the Siang Upper Hydro Project continues as the govt has forcefully deployed Central Armed Police Forces in two Siang districts, despite persistent opposition from local people against the construction of the 11,000 MW hydroelectric dam. #Arunachal VC: Pasu Diino

Kuffir Da is co-founder of Round Table India. His work revolutionized anti-caste knowledge production and gave voice to countless people from marginalized communities. He is now bedridden after a stroke and needs urgent support. Please support and amplify.

soas.ac.uk/study/student-lif… On Ambedkar Jayanti, I'm happy to announce the Beena Sondhi Scholarship for an LLM in Human Rights, Conflict and Justice @SOAS Instituted in memory of my late mother who passed away in 1986 , it covers the entire tuition fee and is open for 2025-26

SHOCKING level of blasting work by L&T going on for Lakhwar dam on Yamuna shaking landslide prone hills & puring enourmous debris in river without any thought on repercussions on precious aquatic life, water quality, d/s projects. @byadavbjp @cleanganganmcg @pushkardhami

We're tracking international student visa revocations across the country, follow our data updates here: insidehighered.com/news/glob… for @insidehighered