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Onward! Forging the Narikuravars’ Political Path to Scheduled Tribe Status

Cristina-Ioana Dragomir
Monday, January 16, 2023

In early December 2022, the Lok Sabha and RS voted to grant the Narikuravar (with a proposed name change to Narikoravan) and Kuruvikkaran communities Scheduled Tribe (ST) status. The bill, which received the assent of the President on January 2, 2023, has been declared a victory by the Narikuravar community, who stated that “this is the first time our request has been officially approved by the Indian government and passed both houses of Parliament. We are thankful to the politicians who engaged in this matter.

आगे बढ़ें! नारिकुरवरों को अनुसूचित जनजाति का दर्जा देने के लिए राजनीतिक मार्ग प्रशस्त

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