Western Himalaya Vikalp Sangam
Western Himalaya Vikalp Sangam

A process to bring together people working on alternatives in Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

Global Tapestry of Alternatives
Global Tapestry of Alternatives

The Global Tapestry of Alternatives seeks to build bridges between networks of Alternatives around the globe and promote the creation of new processes of confluence.

Alternative Economies Vikalp Sangam
Alternative Economies Vikalp Sangam

A collective process for weaning off from the modern economic paradigm while creating transformative and life-affirming ways of relating to our material world and resources.

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Sisters of Tezpur: Assam’s little-known feminist collective which pushed for fixed meal times, women’s leisure

Northeast Lightbox shines the light on Assam’s little-known feminist history by documenting the history of the Tezpur Mahila Samiti

P.V. Satheesh: A revolutionary passes on

One of the icons of civil society activism in India, he championed issues of agri-biodiversity, food sovereignty, women's empowerment, social justice, local knowledge systems, participatory development, and community media.

কৃষি ও খাদ্য উদ্যোক্তা: আসামের ভঙ্গুর অর্থনীতি এবং পরিবেশের পুনর্গঠন (In Bengali)

শিক্ষা ব্যবস্থায় শিশুদের প্রয়োজনীয় দক্ষতা প্রদান করা দরকার, যেমন বৈজ্ঞানিক পদ্ধতি ব্যবহার করে খাদ্য উৎপাদন করা

‘Our identity lies in these songs’: saving the music of India’s Biate

Goswami said the festival performance was just the beginning for the project, and the main focus was getting “this generational transfer of knowledge going once again”.

Empowering Chennai’s climate-vulnerable communities

A group of young naturalists work towards empowering the public in Chennai, especially children and youth from marginalized communities, through nature based learning/education

How Sarmoli became a poster child of ecotourism in Uttarakhand

The core of this women-led enterprise was designed around village forest commons (known as Van Panchayats).

NGO Uses Bamboo Products To End Village’s Agrarian Crisis, Uplift 200 Artisans

Bamboo is good for the environment, as it helps preserve soil, grows fast, and is termite-resistant. It is the green gold material of the 21st century,” says Sivaranjan

Hill tribes that once hunted elusive snow leopards now turn protectors

The training includes sensitising the Himalayan tribes about the value of co-existence and leading a mindful lifestyle for a sustainable livelihood.

Highlights

हिमालय में प्रेरणा का संगम (in Hindi)

संगम ने विकल्पों की पहल को सामने लाने और एक दूसरे से सीखने का मौका दिया. प्राकृतिक आपदाओं की बढ़ती घटनाओं के बीच उम्मीद जगाई.

DLRC, The Learning Farm!

Come together, rethink and take charge of our education, and become kind and active members of the world.

અમારુ જંગલ આપીશું નહીં (in Gujarati)

"We've been conserving the forest for millennia. Even our songs are similar to the sounds of animals..."

पर्यावरण-स्नेही प्राकृतिक खेती (in Hindi)

प्राकृतिक खेती, एक टिकाऊ जीवन पद्धति है, जिससे अनाज, फल, सब्जियां, ईंधन,चारा तो मिलता ही है, मिट्टी-पानी व जैव विविधता का संरक्षण भी हो रहा है।