Nearly 150 years after his birth, the revolutionary leader remains revered. But right-wing supporters seek to appropriate him in service of their politics.
Protection of Adivasis' languages and traditional governance systems is rapidly shrinking. Therefore, the need of the hour is to implement the constitutional provisions for them in letter and spirit.
Father Stan Swamy, who died aged 84 in Mumbai on Monday, was a Jesuit priest with a Marxian understanding of society and its problems that he imparted to thousands of youths while campaigning for tribal rights for over five decades.
Stanislaus Lourduswamy, which was his real name, was best known for his championing of the Adivasi cause in Jharkhand but hailed from Tamil Nadu.
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He was born on April 26, 1937, in Trichy and went to St Joseph’s School, where he was so deeply inspired by the work of the Jesuit priests that he decided to join the order.
He began pursuing religious studies in May 1957 and committed himself to the cause of the poor and downtrodden.
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