Indigenous Peoples’ Movement against Mining: A study of Sundergarh district, Odisha in Eastern India

Abstract

This paper deals with the Indigenous Peoples’ movement against the OCL in Sundergarh district in Odisha. Based on the intensive field work, narratives and personal journey of the author this paper makes case for ‘perspective from within’. Amidst the onslaught of the state the resistance of the Indigenous people is to protect their land, forest and resources.