Siddi community gets its first lawmaker in Karnataka

Jul 23, 2020

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 23 : The Siddi community in Karnataka got its first lawmaker as Governor Vajubhai Vala nominated five persons, including Shantharama...

Will work for backward communities in coastal K'taka: Shantharama, state's first lawmaker from Siddi community

Jul 24, 2020

Uttara Kannada (Karnataka) [India], July 24 : Shantharama Budna Siddi, one of the five MLCs nominated by the state government to the Legislative Council...

Gujarat's tribals embracing progress through inclusive policies

Oct 10, 2024

The Siddi community in Gujarat is a unique ethnic group with African ancestry, settled in the regions of Junagadh and Gir Somnath.

Our culture could be African but our heart is Indian, says Gujarat's Siddi community folk artists

Nov 04, 2022

At the National Tribal Dance Festival in Raipur, African origin Siddi tribe gave a dance performance called Dhamal

Hirbai Ibrahim Lobi of Siddi tribe wins Padma Shri for work on women's empowerment

Jan 26, 2023

A Siddi tribe woman from Jambur village of Junagadh, Hirbai Ibrahim Lobi, has been honoured with the Padma Shri award, the fourth-highest civilian award...

Ahmadiyya Community in UK to organise largest community gathering

Jul 24, 2024

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in the UK announced on Tuesday that they will hold the largest gathering of the Muslim community from July 26-28...