Stan the man: Journey into heartland began with study of the Ho tribe

As a 28-year-old Jesuit priest, Fr Stan Swamy first arrived in Jharkhand, then a part of undivided Bihar, to “live and understand” the life of the Ho tribe in Chaibasa. What he saw and experienced then led him to become the voice of the poor and marginalised until his death in judicial custody at the age of 84 on Monday.