Society, Culture and Peace

Enhancing socio-cultural well-being, ensuring justice and equity

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Featured here are initiatives to enhance social and cultural aspects of human life: the revival and progressive use of visual, performing, and other arts, of the myriad crafts of the country, of threatened or submerged languages, of food and cuisine diversity, and other such cultural traits and processes. They also cover the various struggles and constructive movements to achieve social justice, to reduce inequalities and inequities of various kinds including caste, class, gender, ethnicity, and religion, and to create dignity in living for those currently oppressed and exploited. Finally, they include movements to generate ethical living and thinking, and spread values such as simplicity, honesty, frugality, and tolerance.

कबीर सिर्फ संत नहीं, बदलाव के प्रतीक हैं (in Hindi)

मालवा में कबीर भजन मंडलियों में जीवंत हैं, जो नियमित तौर पर उन्हें गाते हैं, सुनते हैं, गुनते हैं, उसमें कुछ जोड़ते घटाते हैं।

From rubbish to rice: the cafe that gives food in exchange for plastic

One day a whole family came in with huge sacks of plastic waste, weighing seven kilos.

Nallamala Chenchus go for millet crops

The three-years-old foxtail millet seeds could suffice to yield a crop for domestic consumption.

A festival to teach children croc love

The crocodile fest involved children, for the organisers believe in educating them to live harmoniously with wildlife including crocodiles.

संथाल आदिवासी बच्चों का स्कूल (in Hindi)

आदिवासी महिलाओं की उम्मीदों का स्कूल

Statement and Appeal on Ladakh’s Union Territory Status

Include Ladakh in the Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution (Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council also to have control)

The mothers of Nagaland are taking it upon themselves to keep the peace – yet again

To help resolve a conflict it is important for those who can reach out to rival groups to do so, as has also been done in the past.

जैविक खेती की ओर मुड़े बिरहोर (in Hindi)

जलवायु बदलाव को देखते हुए देसी बीजों की मिश्रित खेती को बढ़ावा दिया जा रहा है।कोदो, कुटकी, धान की देसी किस्में,जो कम पानी में भी पक जाती हैं।

Hill community was losing touch with its language. Then it turned to Whatsapp

They share stories, poems and songs in Runglwo, giving members a chance to learn and practise the language.