Siddi tribe Siddhi tribe is also known as “India’s Afro-Indian community ... of the sacred mountain”, lives in the hills of Odisha and believes the Niyamgiri mountain to be sacred.
He has been booked under Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The victim's relatives and eyewitnesses have alleged undue delay in police action, blaming Bag's ...
Addressing the programme, he said tribals constitute 23 per cent of Odisha's population. Majhi, who is also a tribal, said people belonging to 64 tribes and 13 Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups ...