Surya Shankar Dash

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Niyamgiri and the Goldman award: Savarna Solidarity or Kaun Banega Crorepati?

by rti_adminon August 7, 2018March 20, 20231

Surya Shankar Dash More than a year and half ago some activists related to the Niyamgiri movement were consulted by anthropologist Dr. Felix Padel about who would be the best person to be nominated for the Goldman award for environmentalists (referred to as the Green Nobel by conservation NGOs). Some strongly opined that such …

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A short note on Buddhism and Niyamgiri

by rti_adminon July 30, 2018March 20, 20231

Surya Shankar Dash Very often the Dongria Kondh elders refer to the Supreme deity Niyamraja as Dhammaraja. At first one thought it was a coincidence that Niyamraja was being referred to with a title also used for the Buddha. Much like early Buddhist art even the sacred Dongria Kondh art has no figures but …