Madavi Tukaram : The first Adivasi IAS from Telangana. Currently you have JavaScript disabled. In Rai Centre, civil conflicts were solved under its jurisdiction. आदिवासी जीवन-दर्शन और वन अधिकार कानून: क्या है सर्वोच्च न्यायालय के फैसले का भविष्य? In his remembrance, last year in 2017, Adivasis in Adilabad demanded “inclusion of a chapter on late Madavi Tukaram in history books in the State besides establishing a trust in his name. IAS officers Ramesh Thete and Shashi Karnavat alleged that the state government was quick to penalise them while ignoring similar misconduct by officers belonging to upper castes. LIA, as the name suggests, is an outcome of some inspiring work in the field of Civil Services tutoring. Adivasi is the collective term for the indigenous peoples of mainland South Asia. So, I never regretted not being part of that,” says Dr Rajendra. A retired IAS officer and a former PSU officer, who allegedly participated in the inauguration of Pathalgadi in three villages of Jashpur in north-eastern part of state, have even been arrested. We put out curated content on our Instagram account- green living hacks, green innovations, leading a no-tox life and heroes in the sustainability space. He played a major role in enrolling Rajendra into the school, and says, “ I am so proud to have one of my own students as my chairman. But she knew this was best for my future, and so did I. Respects, Your email address will not be published. So, the MBBS student decided to begin studying for the UPSC exams. An inspiration of all Adivasi communities of the world and in particular of Indian sub-continent. He won an award for the same from Uma Bharthi, the former Minister of Drinking water and Sanitation. We at The Better India want to showcase everything that is working in this country. Madavi Tukaram was born on 14 may 1951 in Luxtipet village, Utnoor mandal of Adilabad district. “I never did anything that a normal college student would do. But, as I grew up, I realised that to help people, I need to educate them and provide them with better opportunities.” Post author: Roshini Muthukumar; Post published: August 22, 2020 Some Lesser Known Facts About Dr. Beela Rajesh. Once he was made the District Magistrate of Nandurbar, he launched many initiatives for the development of tribal and rural people, including one that brought more than 40,000 families under the ration scheme and enrolled more than 65000 rural people under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). Once he cracked that, he was selected for the post of an IAS officer, underwent training for the next two years at Mussoorie. It has been translated from Telugu to English by Vivekanand Sidam, Osmania University. If you read us, like us and want this positive news movement to grow, then do consider supporting us via the following buttons: Our teams put in a lot of effort to create the content you love at The Better India. To do this, I had to become a civil servant,” says Dr Rajendra. Apart from speaking his own mother tongue Gondi/Koya, Madavi Tukaram also mastered many languages like English, Hindi, Telugu, Marathi, Sanskrit with fluency. According to the 2011 census, Adivasi make up 6% of India’s population, Indigenous people • India is home to the largest population of indigenous peoples of any country in the world. The model involved creating soak-pits where waste-water would get collected and treated, before being allowed to enter the ground. For 26-year-old Sreedhanya Suresh, the road to cracking the civil service exams wasn't easy. The presence of Dalit and Adivasi IAS officers, professors, scientists, engineers and doctors show that the literacy rate amongst Bahujans have been improved. His father passed away while his mother was pregnant with him, and he says that till date, he doesn’t know what his father looked like. He began by developing a fixed daily routine and claims he worked like a programmed computer. When British anthropologist, Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf visited Adilabad during Nizam period, he took help from Tukaram for his translation works from Gondi to English.