By Jayantha Das Sundargarh is burning in the name of development, fertile agricultural land has been snatched, forests have been decimated in the name of extractive mining, and the indigenous adivasi population have lost not only their livelihood but also been displaced from their shanties multiple times. Governmental Apathy and oppression has throttled and pushed the adivasis into further penury, though the president is considered to be the guardian of the scheduled areas, the collector and his minion of officers have ensured that their voices are not hear. In this…
