Narivetta’s partial image of Muthanga struggle: Adivasi fight for land drags on for 22 years

The recently released Malayalam film Narivetta has sparked public discussions in Kerala regarding the 2003 Muthanga land struggle. But, 22 years later, RTI responses reveal that spending on special Adivasi funds and promised land allocations remain distressingly meagre. The investigation probes fundamental questions like what historical accountability for ecological destruction means, how 'urgency' gets framed in disaster management' efforts, and why historically-informed ethnography matters for climate research.