Sahvaniya Rana

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Sahvaniya Rana is the general secretary of the Tharu Tribal Mahila Mazdoor Kisan Manch. She has a master’s in sociology and is currently pursuing law.


Articles by Sahvaniya Rana


Ramchandra and Sahvaniya Rana sitting under a thatched roof-forest rights

June 7, 2024
Intergenerational resistance: A conversation with two Tharu Adivasi activists
Watch Ramchandra and Sahvaniya Rana, belonging to two generations of the Tharu tribe in Uttar Pradesh, speak about activism and taking the movement forward.
A small hut-adivasi

May 21, 2024
Tradition or tourism? The Tharu huts in Dudhwa National Park
The forest department in Uttar Pradesh is restricting Tharu Adivasis’ access to the forest, but is using their culture to generate tourism in the area.
A man from the Tharu community in his field-climate change

May 14, 2024
Rain woes: Climate change brings farming challenges for Tharu Adivasis
Erratic rainfall and disorganised government markets are making it difficult for farmers of the Tharu Adivasi community of Uttar Pradesh to cultivate rice.
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